Unit OS4: Scheduling and Dispatch - Assignments 2
Assignment 4.2.1:
Describe to your instructor the actions taken by a kernel to switch context between processes/threads. Explain the concept of process/thread control blocks.
Assignment 4.2.2:
Design and implement a simple command interpreter min_shell.exe (a command shell) using the Windows application programming interface (Windows API). The command interpreter should be able to read input line by line either from standard input or from a file (given on the command line). Each line of input should be interpreted as a program, which is executed within a separate process.
Usage of min_shell.exe:
$ type script.txt
C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe script.txt
C:\Windows\system32\calc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\charmap.exe
$ min_shell.exe script.txt
Use the Windows-functions CreateProcess() and WaitForSingleObject() to sequentially execute commands in separate processes.
Assignment 4.2.3:
Design and implement a version of the UNIX time-command (mytime.exe) using the Windows API. The mytime-command should interpret its arguments as a program that has to be executed within a separate process. Mytime.exe shall call GetSystemTime() before creation and after completion of the new process.
Usage of mytime.exe:
$ mytime.exe “cmd /c dir c:”
Use the Winodws-functions CreateProcess() and WaitForSingleObject() to synchronize mytime.exe with the newly created process.
Assignment 4.2.4:
Modify your implementation of the min_shell command interpreter from assignment 4.2.2 in such a way, that it reads commands from the console (standard input) and supports asynchronous execution of programs (i.e.; min_shell_ext is not waiting for a process to complete before executing the next command). Asynchronous execution should be indicated by & (ampersand) at the end of a line.
Extend min_shell with the following set of (builtin) instructions:
• cd – change the current working directory,
• exit – terminate the min_shell command interpreter,
• wait – wait for all asynchronously started processes.
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