Operating Systems

  1. I/O Systems
    1. I/O Hardware Architecture
      1. I/O Device Categories
        1. Block Devices
          1. Disk Drives
            1. Tape Drives
              1. Optical Drives
              2. Character Devices
                1. Keyboards
                  1. Mice
                    1. Serial Ports
                    2. Network Devices
                      1. Network Interface Cards
                        1. Wireless Adapters
                          1. Bluetooth Devices
                        2. System Bus Architecture
                          1. System Bus Components
                            1. Bus Protocols
                              1. Bus Performance
                              2. I/O Controllers
                                1. Device Controller Functions
                                  1. Controller-Device Interface
                                    1. Controller-System Interface
                                    2. I/O Addressing
                                      1. Port-Mapped I/O
                                        1. Memory-Mapped I/O
                                          1. Addressing Comparison
                                        2. I/O Software Architecture
                                          1. I/O Software Layers
                                            1. Interrupt Handlers
                                              1. Device Drivers
                                                1. Device-Independent I/O Software
                                                  1. User-Level I/O Software
                                                  2. Device Drivers
                                                    1. Driver Functions
                                                      1. Driver Interface
                                                        1. Driver Installation
                                                          1. Driver Management
                                                          2. Application I/O Interface
                                                            1. Block Device Interface
                                                              1. Character Device Interface
                                                                1. Network Device Interface
                                                                  1. Clock and Timer Interface
                                                                2. Kernel I/O Subsystem
                                                                  1. I/O Scheduling
                                                                    1. Request Queuing
                                                                      1. Scheduling Algorithms
                                                                        1. Priority Management
                                                                        2. Buffering Strategies
                                                                          1. Single Buffering
                                                                            1. Double Buffering
                                                                              1. Circular Buffering
                                                                                1. Buffer Pool Management
                                                                                2. Caching Mechanisms
                                                                                  1. I/O Cache Management
                                                                                    1. Cache Replacement Policies
                                                                                      1. Cache Coherency
                                                                                      2. Spooling Systems
                                                                                        1. Batch Job Spooling
                                                                                          1. Spool Management
                                                                                          2. Error Handling
                                                                                            1. Error Detection Methods
                                                                                              1. Error Recovery Strategies
                                                                                                1. Error Reporting
                                                                                              2. I/O Request Processing
                                                                                                1. I/O Request Lifecycle
                                                                                                  1. Request Initiation
                                                                                                    1. Request Processing
                                                                                                      1. Request Completion
                                                                                                      2. I/O Methods
                                                                                                        1. Programmed I/O
                                                                                                          1. Polling Method
                                                                                                            1. CPU Utilization
                                                                                                              1. Performance Limitations
                                                                                                              2. Interrupt-Driven I/O
                                                                                                                1. Interrupt Processing
                                                                                                                  1. Interrupt Overhead
                                                                                                                    1. Performance Benefits
                                                                                                                    2. Direct Memory Access
                                                                                                                      1. DMA Controller
                                                                                                                        1. DMA Transfer Process
                                                                                                                          1. CPU Offloading

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