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Lecture 1: History of Operating System
Operating SystemSpring 2007
Chapter 1 of textbook
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Outline
What is Operating System OS as User/Computer Interface Services provided by OS OS as Resource Manager Evolution of OS
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What is Operating System? An operating system is a program that controls
the execution of application programs and acts as an interface between applications and the computer hardware.
Three objectives of operating systems: Convenience
Makes a computer more convenient to use Efficiency
Allows the computer system resources to be used in an efficient manner
Ability to evolve Permit the effective development, testing, and
introduction of new system functions without interfering with service
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OS as User/Computer Interface
EndUser
Programmer
Operating-System
Designer
Computer Hardware
Operating-System
Utilities
ApplicationPrograms
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Services provided by the operating systems Program Development
OS provides a variety of facilities and services, such as editors and debuggers, to assist the programmer in creating programs. Typically, these services are in the form of utility programs that, while not strictly part of the core of the OS, are supplied with the OS and are referred to as application program development tools.
Program Execution A number of tasks need to be performed before we
can execute a program. Instructions and data must be loaded into main memory. I/O devices and files must be initialized, and other resources must be prepared. The OS handles these duties for the user.
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Services provided by the operating systems (cont.) Access to I/O Devices
Each I/O devices requires its own peculiar set of instructions or control signals for operating. The OS provides a uniform interface that hides these details so that the programmer can access such devices using simple reads and writes.
Controlled Access to File The OS must provide protection mechanisms to
control access to the files for different users. Certain files can read only, or write only, or execute only. The OS must enforce the access mechanism.
System Access In the case of a shared or public system, the OS
control access to the system as a whole and to specific system resources.
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Services provided by the operating systems (cont.) Error Detection and Response
A variety of errors can occur while a computer system is running
Internal and External hardware errors such as memory error, device failure, or malfunctions.
Software error such as arithmetic overflow or underflow, attempt to access forbidden memory locations
Operating system cannot grant request of application Accounting
Collect usage statistic Monitor performance Used to anticipate future enhancement prepare billing information
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OS as Resource Manager
OSSoftware
processor
I/O controller
Programsanddata
I/O controller
I/O controller
processor…
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Memory
Computer SystemI/O devices
printers
Keyboardsetc.
Auxiliarystoragedevices,
disks, tapes
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OS as Resource Manager (cont.)
The OS is responsible for controlling and managing the various resources of a computer system. The OS functions in the same way as an
ordinary computer software, i.e., it is a program or suite of programs executed by the processor
The OS frequently relinquishes control of the processor and must depend on the processor to allow it to regain control
The OS itself doesn’t do any “useful” work.
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Ease of Evolution of an OS
A major OS will evolve over time for a number of reasons: Hardware upgrades plus new types of
hardware New services demanded by users Fixer – fix holes in OS
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Evolution of OS (1)
1940-1950 No operating system Run as an open shop User signs up for certain time to use it
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Evolution of OS (2) - Simple Batch Systems
Interrupt Processing
Device Drivers
Job Sequencing
Control Language Interpreter
UserProgram
Area
Monitor
mid 1950s - mid 1960s User no longer has direct
access to the machine Submit the job to an
operator who batches the jobs together sequentially and places the entire batch on the input device
Often jobs of a similar nature can be bundled together to further increase economy
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Evolution of OS (2) - Simple Batch Systems (cont.)
Job Control Language (JCL) Special type of programming language Provide instruction to the monitor
$JOB user_spec ; identify the user for accounting purposes$FORTRAN ; load the FORTRAN compiler source program cards $LOAD ; load the compiled program $RUN ; run the program data cards $EOJ ; end of job
$JOB user_spec ; identify a new user $LOAD application $RUN data $EOJ
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Evolution of OS (2) - Simple Batch Systems (cont.) Need additional hardware features to support
the batch OS: Memory Protection – protect the OS from being wiped
out Timer – prevent the job run infinitely Privileged Instruction
certain instruction can only be executed by OS, and not by user.
I/O could only be performed in monitor (supervisor) mode, CPU runs in supervisor mode or user mode
Interrupts early models did not have this capability. Later models have. Make more efficient use of resources
Note: Some memory is given to OS and some processor time is given to OS. But we are still better off because machine is a lot faster than human operation.
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Evolution of OS (3) - Multiprogrammed Batch Systems
1960s - present Several users are in
memory at the same time
Match I/O intensive job with CPU intensive job
Important to have Interrupt-Driven I/O or DMA to support multiprogrammed batch system.
Monitor (more like a operating system)
User program 1
User program 2
User program 3
User program 4
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Uniprogramming
Processor must wait for I/O instruction to complete before preceding
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Multiprogramming
When one job needs to wait for I/O, the processor can switch to the other job
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Multiprogramming
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Evolution of OS (4) - Time-Sharing Systems
1970s - present To support interactive computing In a time-sharing system, multiple users
simultaneously access the system through terminals, with the OS interleaving the execution of each user program in a short burst or quantum of computation.
Context Switching A job (now often called process) can get “switched in”
or “switched out”. OS should give the illusion for the process as if it exists
in the CPU continuously
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Batch Multiprogramming versus Time Sharing
Batch Multiprogramming Time Sharing
Principal objective Maximize processor use Minimize response time
Source of directives to operating system
Job control language commands provided with the job
Commands entered at the terminal
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Evolution of OS (5) Real-time computer
Execute programs that are guaranteed to have an upper bound on tasks that they carry out.
e.g. guided missile systems, medical monitoring equipment
Multiprocessor – have more than one CPU Shared memory multiprocessors
Access the same memory - memory access must be synchronized
Distributed memory multiprocessors Each CPU has its own associated memory – communication
between processors is often slow and complicated Networked/Distributed Systems – consist of multiple
computers Networked systems: users are aware of the different
computers that make up the system Distributed systems: multiple computers are transparent to
the user.
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End of Lecture 1
Thank you!
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