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Chapter 6 : Case Studies

Chapter 6 : Case Studies. UNIX Dos Windows 95 Windows NT. UNIX. There are two main versions: AT&T System V Release 4 (SVR4) Originally developed by AT&T, now SCO BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution). Supports various architectures Structure varies Supports preemptive multitasking

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Chapter 6 : Case Studies

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  1. Chapter 6 : Case Studies • UNIX • Dos • Windows 95 • Windows NT Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  2. UNIX • There are two main versions: • AT&T System V Release 4 (SVR4) • Originally developed by AT&T, now SCO • BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  3. Supports various architectures • Structure varies • Supports preemptive multitasking • Multiuser environment - generally secure • Supports multithreaded applications • Protection/Security is high on modern versions Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  4. Supports symmetric multiprocessing • Highly scalabe/portable to various systems • Many types/flavours of UNIX exist Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

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  6. MS-DOS • Limited to x86 architecture • Simple Structure • Single User (No tasking, scheduling, priorities) • No protection • Monolithic structure • Old, outdated but still widely used (hardware and cost driven decision) Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

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  8. Windows 95 • x86 architecture • Layered • Single user • 32 bit applications run in a preemptive, multithreaded, multitasking environment • 16 bit applications (of Windows 3.x) run in shared memory space in a cooperative multitasking environment Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  9. Virtual DOS Machine for DOS applications • “Plug and Play” - new OS “advantage” Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

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  12. System Virtual Machine DOS Virtual Machines DOS app Win32 app System services, KERNEL, USER, and GDI Win16 app DOS app Win32 app Win16 app DOS app Win32 app Ring 3 Virtual Machine Manager subsystem File Management subsystem Ring 0 Windows 95 Architecture Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  13. VMM (Virtual Machine Manager) and file management subsystems run in ring 0 (the most privileged level of the four-ring Intel 386 protection model). This implies these two modules have unrestricted access to the whole system. • VMM provides memory management, scheduling and DOS Protected Mode Interface (DPMI) • VMM also includes all Virtual Extended Drivers (VxDs) to virtualize hardware devices. Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  14. The system Virtual Machine runs in ring 3 (The only other protection level used by Win 95. Ring 3 is the least privileged, best isolated level) • All applications and core dynamic link libraries (DLLs) - KERNEL, USER, and GDI execute in the VM Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  15. Multitasking & Multithreading • Multiple concurrent threads • Time is allocated on a per-thread basis • DOS VMs and VM address space shared by Win16 applications constitute one thread each • Each Win32 apps represent at least one, and possibly two or more, threads Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  16. Scheduling • The scheduler allocates time based on execution priority, taking into account factors such as whether the thread belongs to a foreground or background process and how long it has been since the thread was last run • Win32 and DOS apps are preemptively multitasked. • Win16 apps are cooperatively multitasked within the time slice allocated. Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  17. Desynchronized Input Queues • An input queue is where hardware generated messages such as mouse clicks and keystrokes are stored for app retrieveal • Win95 assigns each application its own input queue • In Windows 3.x there is only one input queue so a misbehaving process may delay all other applications Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  18. (Symmetric Multiprocessing) SMP • Not applicable to Win95. • Only in NT versions Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  19. File System • Windows 3.x Oss use DOS services to perform file I/O. • Win95 uses a 32-bit (16-bit for Windows 3.x) file system VFAT (Virtual FAT) • VFAT is compatible with FAT volumes • VFAT permits long file names (up to 255 characters) Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  20. Windows NT • 32 bit preemptive multitasking OS • Supports different chip architectures (CISC and RISC) • Can work as a server or client (workstation) • Has the same GUI as Windows 95 • Modular style • Multiuser, multitasking • Supports threads as well as classical processes Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  21. Support SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing) (1 to 32 processors) • Designed with security in mind • Supports distributed processing - networking is a core component to the OS • Supports RPCs • Very robust (reliable) Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  22. The HAL (Hardware Abstraction Level) makes porting very easy • Supports non-NT applications through environment sub systems - meaning it can run Win32, OS/2 and POSIX applications (supports multiple personalities) • NT style OSes are the way of the future Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

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  24. Comparative OS Characteristics Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

  25. References • Modern Operating Systems, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice-Hall, 1992 • Operating Systems (Second Edition), William Stallings, Prentice-Hall, 1995 • Local Area Networks : A Client/Server Approach, James E. Goldman, John Wiley&Sons, 1997 • Your Next Operating System, PC Magazine, September 26, 1995, pp. 102-159 • Windows 95 And Its Competitors, PC Magazine, May 16, 1995, pp. 139-156 • Chicago: Under Construction, PC Magazine, April 12, 1994, pp. 183-207 Ceng 334 - Operating Systems

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