Mobile Operating Systems

Paper Code: 
MCA 525C
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

·         To learn the fundamentals of  Mobile Operating Systems 

·         To gain knowledge on Distributed operating system concepts that includes architecture

 To know the components and management aspects of Real time, Mobile operating systems

12.00
Unit I: 

FUNDAMENTALS OF OPERATING SYSTEMS: Overview – Synchronization Mechanisms – Processes and Threads - Process Scheduling – Deadlocks: Detection, Prevention and Recovery – Models of Resources – Memory Management Techniques

12.00
Unit II: 

TYPE OF  MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEMS : Introduction, Type of Mobile OS Android OS (Google Inc.), Bada (Samsung Electronics),BlackBerry OS (Research In Motion),iPhone OS / iOS (Apple),MeeGo OS (Nokia and Intel) Palm OS (Garnet OS),Windows Mobile (Windows Phone 7)

12.00
Unit III: 

REAL TIME AND MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEMS : Basic Model of Real Time Systems - Characteristics- Applications of Real Time Systems – Real Time Task Scheduling - Handling Resource Sharing - Mobile Operating Systems –Micro Kernel Design - Client Server Resource Access – Processes and Threads - Memory Management - File system

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Mobile Issues and Development Strategies: Issues facing Mobile devices, Securing mobile application development, Android Securable IPC Mechanism, Android Security Model, Intents, Activities, Services, Android Security tools

 

12.00
Unit V: 

CASE STUDIES : Case study of Android as Mobile OS

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

·      Mukesh Singhal and Niranjan G. Shivaratri, “Advanced Concepts in Operating Systems –   Distributed,     Database, and Multiprocessor Operating Systems”, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2001

 Abraham Silberschatz; Peter Baer Galvin; Greg Gagne, “Operating System Concepts”, Seventh Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2004.

REFERENCES: 
  •  Daniel P Bovet and Marco Cesati, “Understanding the Linux kernel”, 3rd edition, O’Reilly, 2005.
  • Mobile Application Security, HimanshuDwivedi, Chris Clark, David Thiel, Tata McGraw Hill, 1st Edition, 2010.

 

Academic Year: 
2016-17
  • Printer-friendly version