🚀 S4 Operating System Lab – KTU (2019 Scheme)

Practical Learning Repository for CS234 - Operating Systems Lab (2019 Scheme)
Kerala Technological University (KTU)

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📌 About This Lab

This repository serves as a complete guide and practical notebook for the S4 Operating System Lab under the 2019 Scheme of KTU. It is aimed at helping Computer Science students gain hands-on experience with fundamental OS concepts like:

• CPU Scheduling
• Memory Management
• Process Synchronization
• System Calls
• File & Disk Operations

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📂 Quick Access

📁 Section	🔗 Link
📘 Syllabus PDF	Curriculum structure
📓 Lab Manual	Step-by-step guide
🎤 Viva Questions	Interview prep notes

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🔬 Experiments Covered

Each experiment has its own folder with source code, problem statement, and simulation details.

No.	Title	Description	Code Link
1	Basic UNIX Commands	Introduction to common terminal commands	View
2	Shell Programming	Write shell scripts for basic automation	View
3	System Calls	Understand file handling, fork, exec, etc. in C	View
4	CPU Scheduling Algorithms	FCFS, SJF, RR, Priority scheduling	View
5	Inter-Process Communication (IPC)	Pipes, message queues, shared memory	View
6	Semaphore Implementation	Producer-Consumer, Dining Philosophers problem	View
7	Memory Allocation (Fixed Partition)	First fit, best fit simulation	View
8	Page Replacement Algorithms	FIFO, LRU, Optimal algorithms	View
9	Banker's Algorithm	Deadlock avoidance algorithm	View
10	Deadlock Detection	System Resource Allocation Graph (RAG) simulation	View
11	File Allocation Strategies	Contiguous, linked, indexed file allocation	View
12	Disk Scheduling	FCFS, SSTF, SCAN, LOOK	View

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

To get started locally:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/venkideshVenu/S4-Operating-System-Lab-2019-Scheme-KTU-.git

# Navigate to a specific experiment
cd S4-Operating-System-Lab-2019-Scheme-KTU-/CPU\ Scheduling

Compiling C Programs:

gcc filename.c -o output
./output

Running Shell Scripts:

bash scriptname.sh

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💡 Contribution Guidelines

We welcome contributions to make this lab resource better!

• Found a bug? Create an issue.
• Want to add/improve an experiment? Submit a pull request.
• Fork → Improve → PR = 💖

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📄 License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to use, share, and modify it as per the terms.
🔗 View License

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🙌 Acknowledgments

Developed and maintained by Venkidesh Venu
Special thanks to all contributors and fellow KTU students! 💙