Fundamentals of Operating Systems

Learn about operating systems by taking a deep dive into each of its main functionalities.

### Why Fundamentals of Operating Systems?

The moment a computer is turned on, the operating system is hard at work managing every aspect of a computer. With the responsibility of seamlessly managing hardware and software systems, computer memory, process scheduling, and more, the operating system may be the most vital software a computer runs. This course is for anyone who is curious about what makes a computer fast, functional, and easy to use.

### Take-Away Skills

This course will take a deep dive into the main functionalities of an operating system to gain a better understanding of how it impacts the experience of a user. The course will cover content such as:
* What is an operating system?
* Process and thread management
* Synchronization and deadlock
* Memory management techniques
* Filesystem management
* Input/Output systems

• Introduction to Operating Systems: Learn about how computers process data, the important hardware in every computer, and the basic functionalities of an operating system.
• Informational: Introduction: Fundamentals of Operating Systems
• Lesson: How Computers Work
• Article: Important Hardware
• Article: Basics of Operating Systems
• Article: Introduction to Operating Systems Problem Set
• Processes and Threads: Learn about how processes and threads work in an operating system.
• Lesson: Processes and Threads
• Quiz: Processes and Threads
• Article: Processes and Threads Problem Set
• Process Scheduling: Learn how process scheduling is used to manage multiple active processes!
• Lesson: Process Scheduling
• Quiz: Process Scheduling
• Article: Process Scheduling Problem Set
• Synchronization: Learn about synchronization and how it organizes the use of shared data amongst threads.
• Lesson: Synchronization
• Article: Deadlocks
• Quiz: Synchronization Quiz
• Article: Synchronization and Deadlock Problem Set
• Memory Management: Learn about the techniques the operating system uses to manage memory.
• Lesson: Memory Management
• Quiz: Memory Management
• Article: Memory Management Problem Set
• Filesystems: Learn about how the operating system uses filesystems to store, organize, and retrieve data.
• Lesson: Filesystems
• Quiz: Filesystems
• Article: Filesystems Problem Set
• IO Systems: Learn about how the operating system manages IO devices.
• Article: Introduction to IO Systems
• Lesson: IO Hardware
• Lesson: IO Software
• Quiz: IO Systems Quiz
• Article: IO Systems Problem Set