Section outline

• Select section Day 1: Linux System Architecture & Process Management (7 Hours)

  Day 1: Linux System Architecture & Process Management (7 Hours)

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  • Module 1: Linux System Architecture

    • User Space vs. Kernel Space
    • Multitasking and Process Scheduling
    • Introduction to System Calls

  • Module 2: Process Management

    • Understanding Processes and Threads
    • Process Scheduling and Context Switching
    • Process Creation using fork() and exec()
    • Hands-on Lab: Creating and managing processes in Linux

  • Module 3: Synchronization Techniques

    • Race Conditions and Data Corruption
    • Mutex and Semaphore Implementation
    • Hands-on Lab: Using mutexes and semaphores for process synchronization
• Select section Day 2: Inter-Process Communication & Kernel Overview (6 Hours)

  Day 2: Inter-Process Communication & Kernel Overview (6 Hours)

  • Module 4: Inter-Process Communication (IPC)

    • Pipes, Named Pipes (FIFO), and Message Queues
    • Shared Memory and Synchronization
    • Hands-on Lab: Implementing IPC between processes

  • Module 5: Linux Kernel and Subsystems

    • Kernel Types: Monolithic vs. Microkernel
    • Overview of Kernel Components and Subsystems
    • File Systems, Networking, and Device Drivers
    • Hands-on Lab: Exploring kernel logs and system calls with stracez

  • Final Assessment & Course Wrap-up