1. System Programming Gianpiero Cabodi Massimo Violante
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Massimo Violante
Marco Murciano
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2. Course Objectives (1/2)
Describe the Windows and UNIX (Linux) API (vs. C library), and their role in application development
Perform file I/O and directory and file management
Use structured exception handling for more reliable programs
Exploit memory management, shared memory, mapped files, and dynamic link libraries (DLLs)
Manage processes and develop multithreaded applications that use thread synchronization capabilities

3. Course Objectives (2/2)
Understand I/O drivers architecture and interact with drivers
Introduction to Embedded systems and applications
Windows CE and Embedded Linux
Labs on Windows and Linux platforms

4. Prerequisites Computer architecture and interrupts (basic)
Operating Systems:
Memory management
Processes
File system
I/O
C language

5. Course Organization Classes: 6 hours/week
Last week: review course material
Laboratory: 4 hours/week (starting 2° week)

6. Class schedules Classes Labs Monday 14.30-16.30 room 4D
Wednesday room 7N
Thursday room 5N
Labs
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7. Text books
J.M. Hart Windows System Programming. III edition. Addison-Wesley, 2002 ISBN
W.R. Stevens: Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment. II Edition. Addison Wesley ISBN: …

8. Course material “Portale della didattica” (didattica.polito.it/login)
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9. Exams Written exam, in two parts Lab assignment: mandatory + optional
Test (questions / answers) (MANDATORY)
Developing a program (replaceable by optional ASSIGNMENT)
Lab assignment: mandatory + optional