Topics Covered in Course

• Understand the external perspective of a file system, including the concepts of files, directories, and operations performed on them such as reading, writing, creating, destroying, and moving files
• Explain the internal structure and design considerations of file systems, including storage allocation methods such as contiguous files, linked lists, file-allocation tables, and i-nodes
• Compare and contrast different directory structures, attribute storage locations, and disk space management techniques used in file systems

• Analyze the importance of file system reliability and performance, including incremental dumps, file system repair programs, caching, read ahead, block placement, log-structured file systems, and I/O operations
• Identify and mitigate deadlock, livelock, and starvation issues in operating systems by understanding the causes and prevention techniques
• Explain the concept and implementation of virtualization, focusing on paging, I/O, and multicore systems, with specific reference to VMWare as an example
• Explain the architecture and key components of the Windows operating system, including the HAL, kernel, executive layers, device drivers, virtual memory management, I/O subsystem, NTFS file system, and security features
• Analyze and compare different multi-CPU system architectures, including multiprocessors and multicomputers, and understand their properties, issues, and potential solutions
• Understand and apply key principles and techniques in operating system security, including access control, cryptography, user authentication, vulnerability mitigation, insider threat prevention
• Understand the structure of the Windows 11 kernel mode
• Familiarize with key components and concepts in Windows 11
• Understand the significance of learning the command line, specifically focusing on PowerShell environment, its features, and its advantages for system administration tasks
• Develop proficiency in navigating and executing commands within the PowerShell environment
• Gain practical experience in setting up and configuring a virtual machine environment using VirtualBox, including installing Windows 11 and customizing the operating system within the virtual environment
• Understand the challenges and considerations in designing a new operating system, including trade-offs and the absence of a consensus on the optimal design approach