Chapter 6 An Introduction to System Software and Virtual Machines.

Chapter 6

An Introduction to System Software and Virtual Machines

The Virtual Machine – Figure 6.1 The Role of System Software

The Virtual Machine – Figure 6.2 Types of System Software

Assembly Language – Figure 6. 3 The Continuum of Programming Languages

Assembly Language – Figure 6. 4 The Translation/Loading/Execution Process

Practice Problems – Figure 6.11 Outline of Pass 1 of the Assembler

Practice Problems – Figure 6.12 Outline of Pass 2 of the Assembler

Operating Systems – Figure 6.15 User Interface Responsibility of the Operating System

Functions of an Operating System – Figure 6.16 Example of a Graphical User Interface

System Security and Protection – User Name and Password

Historical Overview of Operating Systems development - Figure 6.18 Operation of a Batch Computer System

Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – Figure 6.19 Structure of a Typical Batch Job

Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – Multiprogramming Operating Systems

Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – The Third Generation Operating System

Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – Figure 6.20 Configuration of a Time-Shared Operating System

Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – Figure 6.21 A Local Area Network

Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – Figure 6.22 The Virtual Environment of a Network Operating System

The Future – Figure 6.23 Structure of a Distributed System