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Operating Systems Lab Manual Overview

The document is a laboratory manual for CSC222: Operating Systems at Qassim University, focusing on the introduction to operating system concepts such as multi-threading, multi-tasking, multi-user systems, and GUI. It outlines various types of operating systems, including GUI, single-user, multi-user, multiprocessing, embedded systems, real-time operating systems, multitasking, and multithreading, with examples for each. Additionally, it includes exercises related to popular operating systems like Android and iOS.

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Operating Systems Lab Manual Overview

The document is a laboratory manual for CSC222: Operating Systems at Qassim University, focusing on the introduction to operating system concepts such as multi-threading, multi-tasking, multi-user systems, and GUI. It outlines various types of operating systems, including GUI, single-user, multi-user, multiprocessing, embedded systems, real-time operating systems, multitasking, and multithreading, with examples for each. Additionally, it includes exercises related to popular operating systems like Android and iOS.

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Qassim University

College of Computer

CSC222: Operating Systems

Laboratory Manual
Laboratory Manual Operating Systems (CS222)
Lab Page 2

Lab #1: Introduction to Operating System in General

Objective:
To understand the operating system concepts such as multi-threading, multi-tasking,
multi-user’s, and GUI and with an example for each.

● Operating system
An operating system, or OS, is a software program that enables the computer
hardware to communicate and operate with the computer software. In other words, it
is a software that enables the interaction between hardware and software. Without a
computer operating system, a computer would be useless.

● Operating system types


As computers have progressed and developed so have the types of operating systems.
Below is a basic list of the different types of operating systems and a few examples of
operating systems that fall into each of the categories. Many computer operating
systems will fall into more than one of the below categories.

1. GUI - Short for Graphical User Interface, a GUI Operating System contains
graphics and icons and is commonly navigated by using a computer mouse or by
touch. Below are some examples of GUI Operating Systems:

1) macOS

2) Windows

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3) GNU/Linux with a Desktop Environment or Window Manager

2. Single-user – One user can effectively do one thing at a time. Example: MS-DOS.

3. Multi-user - A multi-user operating system allows for multiple users to use the
same computer at the same time and/or different times. Below are some examples
of multi-user operating systems:

1) GNU/Linux
2) Unix
3) Windows

4. Multiprocessing - An operating system capable of supporting and utilizing more


than one computer processor. Below are some examples of multiprocessing
operating system:

4) GNU/Linux
5) Unix
6) Windows

5. Embedded System - An embedded system is a system that has software embedded


into computer-hardware. It may be an independent system or a part of large system.
Examples:

7) Real-time operating system (RTOS)


8) Embedded GNU/Linux

6. Real Time Operating System - a multitasking operating system that aims at


executing real-time applications. The main objective of real-time operating
systems is their quick and predictable response to events in it, the time interval

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required to process and respond to inputs is so small that it controls the


environment. Examples:

1) QNX
2) RTLINUX

7. Multitasking - An operating system that is capable of allowing multiple software


processes to run at the same time. Below are some examples of multitasking
operating systems.

1) GNU/Linux

2) Unix
3) Windows

8. Multithreading - Operating systems that allow different parts of software program


to run concurrently. Operating systems that would fall into this category are:

1) GNU/Linux
2) Unix
3) Windows

Exercise:

1- Android and iOS are widely used operating systems. What categories of operating
systems do they fall in?
2- Describe three functions or services that are provided by operating systems.

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