Lecture reference #

• Introduction to interprocess communication (IPC). IPC with pipes/FIFOs.
• POSIX IPC: shared memory and message queues
• Synchronization. Deadlocks.
• POSIX synchronization.
• Introduction to networking.
• Sockets interface.
• Network programming.
• Networking security issues.
• Management of operating memory.
• Virtual memory.
• File systems.
• Implementations of file systems. Distributed file systems.
• Real-time systems.
• Protection and security.

Laboratory reference #

• Lab 5 FIFO/pipe
• Lab 6 POSIX queues
• Lab 7 Network sockets, pselect
• Lab 8 Sockets, threads, shared memory, synchronization

Other links #

• The Single UNIX specification, Version 3 (includes IEEE Std 1003.1 and ISO/ICE 9945)
• POSIX FAQ