Module 8: Inter-Process Communication (3 hours)

• IPC mechanisms: Pipes, message queues, shared memory, semaphores
• Socket programming for process communication
• Lab: Implementing various IPC mechanisms

Module 9: Signals in Linux (1 hour)

• Signal generation and handling (kill, signal, sigaction)
• Lab: Signal handling programs

Module 10: Performance Optimization and Profiling (2 hours)

• Tools: perf, valgrind
• Code optimization techniques
• Lab: Profiling and optimizing user space applications

Module 11: Final Project & Wrap-Up (1 hour)

• Final project integrating core concepts
• Course review and certificate distribution