Why Study Operating Systems?

• Build or modify real operating system.
• Tune application performance. Understanding the services offered by an operating system will influence how you design applications.
• Administer and use system well. You will develop a better understanding of the structure of modern computing systems, from the hardware level through the operating system level and onto the applications level.
• Can apply techniques used in an OS to other areas;
  • interesting, complex data structures
  • conflict resolution
  • concurrency
  • resource management
• Challenge of designing large and complex systems
• Future decisions regarding operating systems will be based on more secure knowledge.
• Curiosity: How the system works.
• For your Course Requirement!!