Transcript Chapter Zero - Politecnico di Torino

System Programming
Gianpiero Cabodi
[email protected]
fmgroup.polito.it/cabodi
Marco Murciano
[email protected]
fmgroup.polito.it/murciano
Course Objectives (1/2)
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Describe the Windows and UNIX (Linux) API
(vs. C library), and their role in application
development
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Perform file I/O and directory and file
management
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Use structured exception handling for more
reliable programs
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Exploit memory management, shared memory,
mapped files, and dynamic link libraries
(DLLs)
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Manage processes and develop multithreaded
applications that use thread synchronization
capabilities
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Course Objectives (2/2)
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Understand I/O drivers architecture and
interact with drivers
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Introduction to Embedded systems and
applications
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Windows CE and Embedded Linux
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Labs on Windows and Linux platforms
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Prerequisites
• Computer architecture and interrupts (basic)
• Operating Systems:
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Memory management
Processes
File system
I/O
• C language
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Course Organization
Classes: 6 hours/week
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Last week: review course material
Laboratory: 4 hours/week (starting 2° week)
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2/3 labs c/o Microsoft
Class schedules
Classes
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Tuesday 08.30-10.30 room 8D
(Tuesday 10.30-12.30 room 8D)
Friday
08.30-12.30 room 6C
Labs
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(Tuesday 10.30-14.30 ???)
Text books
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J.M. Hart Windows System Programming.
III edition. Addison-Wesley, 2002
ISBN 0-321-25619-0
W.R. Stevens: Advanced Programming in the UNIX
Environment.
II Edition. Addison Wesley 2005
ISBN: 0-201-43307-9
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Course material
“Portale della didattica” (didattica.polito.it/login)
fmgroup.polito.it/cabodi/dida
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Exams
Written exam, in two parts
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Test (questions / answers)
Developing a program
Lab assignment (to be defined…)
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