System Level Programming
Operating Systems with Linux
Understand the soul of computer systems. Learn process management, memory allocation, and IPC through hands-on Linux practicals and a custom shell project.
3 Months
Duration
Linux / C
Tools
Self-Paced
Learning Rate
Blended
Delivery Mode
Course Curriculum
01
Intro to OS & Linux Environment
- Core principles of Operating Systems
- Linux Architecture vs Windows Architecture
- Linux File System and Commands
- Users, Groups and Access Permissions
- Mini Project: OS architecture comparison report
02
Process Management
- Process Lifecycle and State transitions
- Process Scheduling algorithms
- CPU vs I/O bound processes
- Linux tools for process monitoring (top, ps, htop)
- Mini Project: Shell script for resource monitoring
03
IPC & Deadlocks
- Interprocess Communication (IPC) mechanisms
- Pipes, Message Queues and Shared Memory
- Concurrency and Synchronization primitives
- Understanding and Handling Deadlocks
- Mini Project: Producer-Consumer problem using Semaphores
04
Memory Management
- Logical vs Physical address spaces
- Paging and Segmentation concepts
- Virtual Memory and Swapping
- Page Replacement Algorithms (LRU, FIFO)
- Mini Project: Implement a Page Replacement simulation
05
Capstone Project – Mini Shell
- Designing your own C-based command-line shell
- Parsing user input and executing commands
- Implementing built-in shell functions
- Handling foreground and background processes
- Final testing on Linux environment
Hands-on Mastery
This course is designed for those who want to understand how computers actually work. By the end, you'll have built your own shell, a significant milestone for any software engineer.
1
50+ Linux & OS Lab Exercises.
2
Comprehensive C-based project: Creating a Custom Shell.
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