Distributed Operating System (MCA203) crash course, Online MCA, Semester 2:
This subject covers operating system fundamentals such as system calls, interrupts and micro-kernels, then extends them to distributed systems: communication…
- 12 video lessons
- 3h 13m
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- 60 quiz questions
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12 lessons in Distributed Operating System
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This subject covers operating system fundamentals such as system calls, interrupts and micro-kernels, then extends them to distributed systems: communication and RPC, clock synchronization, mutual exclusion, distributed shared memory and distributed file systems. After it you will be able to explain how distributed operating systems coordinate processes, memory and files across networked machines, and compare the algorithms and design trade-offs involved.
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OS Basics: Interrupts, System Calls and Protection
Module I, : Modes of communication, System Process, Interrupt Handling, Handling Systems calls, Protection of resources & Resources Management
L-1.7: System Calls in Operating system and its types in Hindi· Gate Smashers· 10 min
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Micro-Kernel and Distributed OS Design Issues
Module I, : Micro-Kernel Operating System, Distributed Operating System, Issue in the design of Distributed Operating System, Overview of Computer Networks
Monolithic and Micro Kernel Architecture Explain in Hindi | Operating System Tutorials· Last moment tuitions· 6 min
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Inter Process Communication and Remote Procedure Calls
Module I, : Inter process communication, Remote Procedure calls, RPC exception handling
Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)· Neso Academy· 15 min
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Logical and Physical Clock Synchronization
Module II, Clock Synchronization: Logical clocks, Physical clocks, clock synchronization algorithms
Introduction to Synchronization in Distributed Computing· Perfect Computer Engineer· 4 min
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Distributed Mutual Exclusion and Election Algorithms
Module II, Clock Synchronization: Mutual Exclusion, Election Algorithms
Mutual Exclusion 🔥🔥· Perfect Computer Engineer· 9 min
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Deadlocks, Thrashing and Heterogeneous DSM
Module II, Clock Synchronization: Dead locks in Distributed Systems, Thrashing, Heterogeneous DSM
Lecture # 15 Distributed Shared Memory | DSM | in Urdu/Hindi· Computer Box· 19 min
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Load Balancing, Process Migration and Threads
Module II, Clock Synchronization: Resource Management (Load Balancing approach, Load Sharing approach), Process Management: process Migration, Thread
Resource Management in Distributed System· Perfect Computer Engineer· 5 min
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Shared Memory and Consistency Models
Module III, : Overview of shared memory, consistency model
Consistency models in Distributed shared memory?· Pankaj Arora· 21 min
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Page, Shared-Variable and Object-Based DSM
Module III, : Page based Distributed Shared Memory, Shared-variable Distributed Memory, Object-based Distributed Memory
PDC (9): Distributed Shared Memory (DSM) by Arfan Shahzad· Arfan Shahzad· 25 min
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Distributed File Models, Access and Sharing
Module IV, : File models, File access, File sharing
Distributed file system|Features of DFS|File Models File Accessing Models.File Sharing Semantics· Sharma's Knowledge· 35 min
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File Caching, Replication and Fault Tolerance
Module IV, : file-caching, File Replication, fault Tolerance
File Replication|Advantages of Replication|Replication Transparency|Fault tolerance· Sharma's Knowledge· 37 min
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Network File System (NFS) and DFS Security
Module IV, : Network File System (case study), Security in Distributed File system
Distributed File Systems Explained: NFS, AFS & Modern Architectures· CodeLucky· 7 min
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Distributed OS Problem Set: Clocks, Mutual Exclusion, Deadlocks, RPC and Replicated Files
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Distributed Operating System: common questions
This subject covers operating system fundamentals such as system calls, interrupts and micro-kernels, then extends them to distributed systems: communication and RPC, clock synchronization, mutual exclusion, distributed shared memory and distributed file systems. After it you will be able to explain how distributed operating systems coordinate processes, memory and files across networked machines, and compare the algorithms and design trade-offs involved. It's the Distributed Operating System subject of Online MCA, Semester 2, in 12 lessons: OS Basics: Interrupts, System Calls and Protection; Micro-Kernel and Distributed OS Design Issues; Inter Process Communication and Remote Procedure Calls; Logical and Physical Clock Synchronization; Distributed Mutual Exclusion and Election Algorithms; Deadlocks, Thrashing and Heterogeneous DSM; Load Balancing, Process Migration and Threads; Shared Memory and Consistency Models; Page, Shared-Variable and Object-Based DSM; Distributed File Models, Access and Sharing; File Caching, Replication and Fault Tolerance; Network File System (NFS) and DFS Security.
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About 3h 13m of video across 12 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.
Yes: “Distributed OS Problem Set: Clocks, Mutual Exclusion, Deadlocks, RPC and Replicated Files”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.
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No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.