1. Processes, Threads, SMP, and Microkernels 

2. Synchronization of processes and threads

3. Uniprocessor and Multiprocessor scheduling 

4. Real-Time Systems and Scheduling

5. Memory Management and Virtual Memory 

6. I/O Management, disk scheduling, RAID

7. File Management 

8. Distributed File Systems

1. William Stallings , Operating Systems, Fourth Ed. 2001, Prentice Hall, Inc. 

2. Siblerschatz and Galvin, Operating System Concepts 6th Ed. 2002 Addison Wesley, Inc.

ICS 531