Research on the Teaching Method of Process Synchronization of Computer Operating Systems

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10.2991/iccse-15.2015.68How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Operating Systems, Process synchronization, E-R diagram, Teaching research

Abstract

In the teaching process of the course of operating systems, process synchronization is both a key and the biggest difficulty. This paper, through transforming the definition of E-R diagram in database, proposes process synchronization teaching method for computer operating systems based on modified E-R diagram. The method formulates process entities in rectangles, among which a diamond indicates links between entities and an oval represents the semaphore that generates association; thus able to clear reveal the connection between process entities as well as that within the entity. Teaching practice shows that this method is not only advantageous to the description and analysis of the process synchronization problem, but also helpful for students to master the ideas of process synchronization design. In addition, it can improve their ability to solve the problems related to process synchronization.

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jiuru Wang
AU  - Lihua Han
AU  - Xiaojie Wang
AU  - Yulong Zuo
PY  - 2015/07
DA  - 2015/07
TI  - Research on the Teaching Method of Process Synchronization of Computer Operating Systems
BT  - Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Computational Science and Engineering
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 369
EP  - 374
SN  - 2352-538X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/iccse-15.2015.68
DO  - 10.2991/iccse-15.2015.68
ID  - Wang2015/07
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