Chapter 6

1. Chapter 6 An Introduction to System Software and Virtual Machines

2. The Virtual Machine – Figure 6.1 The Role of System Software

3. The Virtual Machine – Figure 6.2 Types of System Software

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. System Security and Protection – User Name and Password

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

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

13. Historical Overview of Operating Systems Development – Multiprogramming Operating Systems

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

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

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

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

18. The Future – Figure 6.23 Structure of a Distributed System