UU5041

Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5 Internals Overview (Z521)
5 days Classroom

 

Overview

This seminar provides an overview of the Tru64 UNIX Version 5.0 operating system's internal features and their operation. This course describes the data structures, their relationships and the major algorithms used to manage:

· Alpha architecture

· Processes

· System calls

· Interrupts and exceptions

· Virtual memory

· File systems (UFS)

Learn how to…

describe the way the following components are implemented:

· Memory management

· Process management

· System calls

· Interrupts and exceptions

· Virtual memory management

· File systems (UFS)

Who should attend

This course is designed for system programmers, support personnel and others who want to understand the implementation of the Tru64 UNIX operating system.

Prerequisites

· A minimum of one year of programming experience (C is preferred)

· A familiarity with UNIX commands and utilities and system administration concepts

· General purpose operating system concepts

· Computer architecture concepts, such as Alpha architecture

Outline

1. Overview
2. Computer Architecture and Alpha
3. Memory Architecture
4. Process Management Abstractions
5. Process Management Structures
6. Process Management States
7. System Calls
8. Hardware Interrupts
9. Software Interrupts
10. Exceptions
11. Signals
12. Program Image
13. Program Life Cycle
14. Representing a Processs Address Space
15. Managing Available Memory
16. UNIX File System (UFS)

 

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