I didn't want to do it, but I will have to have some essay questions. Since most of our time has been spent on chapter two, processes are going to be the majority of the exam. Be prepared to discuss, analyze and compare.

Everything revolves around processes. Know everything about processes.

Files

Understanding of the file system is very important.

The Shell

Understand the project in painful detail.

Understand each of the categories of the system calls. Be able to identify the categories and give examples.

What is a monolithic system?

What examples of layered systems?

Process states are a critical concept.

Threads are important.

IPC's are a necessary component, no what how an operating system is implemented.

Race conditions are something to know in depth.

Know mutual exclusion in detail.

What is Peterson's solution?

What is the Producer-Consumer Problem?

Be able to discuss semaphores and how they are different from monitors.

Know message passing.

What is the Dining Philosophers Problem?

Be able to discuss the scheduling algorithm in detail. (All eight of them.)