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 The kernel keeps information about all its processes, and system calls are used to access this information.
+
+* `get_process_attributes()`
+* `set_process_attributes()`
+
+### Communication
+
+There are two common models of interprocess communication.
+
+* message passing model
+* shared-memory model
+
+In the `message-passing model` the communicating processes exchange messages with one another to transfer information.
+Messages can be exchanged between the processes either directly or indirectly through a common mailbox.
+Before communication can take place, a connection must be opened. The name of the other communicator must be known.
+
+* another process on the same system
+* process on another computer connected by a communications network.
+
+Each computer on a network has a host name by which it is commonly known.
+A host also has a network identifier, such as an IP address.
+
+Each process has a name and this name is translated into an identifier by which the operating system can refer to the process.
+The `get_hostid()` and `get_processid()` system calls do this translation.
+
+Most processes that receive connections are special purpose daemons, which are system programs provided for that purpose.
+They execute a `wait_for_connection()` call and are awakened when a connection is made.
+
+The source of the connection is the client and the daemon is the server.
+
+* `read_message()`
+* `write_message()`
+* `close_connection()`
+
+In the `shared-message model`, processes use `shared_memory_create()` and `shared_memory_attach()` system calls to create and
+gain access to regions of memory owned by other processes.
+
+### Protection
+
+* `set_permission()`
+* `get_permission()`
+* `allow_user()`
+* `deny_user()`
+
+## Systems Programming
+
+`Systems programs`, also known as `system utils` provide a convenient environment for program development and execution.
+
+* File management: These programs create, delete, copy, rename, print, dump, list and generally manipulate files and directories.
+* Status information: Some programs simply ask the system for the date, time, amount of available memory or disk space, number of users, or similar status information.
+* File modification: Several text editors may be available to create and modify the content of file stored on disk or other storage devices.
+* Programming-language support: Compilers, assemblers, debuggers, and interpreters for common programming languages (such as C, C++, Java, and PERL) are often provided with the operating system or available as a separate download.
+* Program loading and execution:
+  * Once a program is assembled or compiled, it must be loaded into memory to be executed.
+  * The system may provide absolute loaders, relocatable loaders, linkage editors, and overlay loaders.
+  * Debugging systems for either higher-level languages or machine language are needed as well.
+* Communications:
+  * these programs provide the mechanism for creating virtual connections among processes, users, and computer systems.
+  * They allow users to send messages to one another's screens, to browse Web pages, to send e-mail messages, to log in remotely, or to transfer files from one machine to another.
+* Background Services:
+  * All general-purpose systems have methods for launching certain system-program processes at boot time.
+  * Some of these processes terminate after completing their tasks, while others continue to run until the system is halted.
+  * constantly running system-program processes are known as services, subsystems or daemons. E.g. the network daemon
+
+Most operating systems also supply programs that are helpful in solving common problems or performing commong operations.
+
+These `application programs` include:
+
+* web browsers
+* word processors
+* text formatters
+* spreadsheets
+* database systems
+* compilers
+* plotting and statistical analysis
+* games
+
+## Design Goal
+
+* User goals
+  * users want the system to be convenient to use
+  * easy to learn and to use
+  * reliable
+  * safe
+  * fast
+* System goals
+  * system should be easy to design
+  * system should be easy to implement
+  * system should be easy to maintain
+  * system should be flexible
+  * system should be reliable
+  * system should be error free
+  * system should be efficient
+
+### Mechanisms and Policies
+
+One important principle is the separate of `policy` from `mechanism`.
+Mechanisms determine `how` to do something.
+Policies determine `what` will be done.
+
+E.g.
+
+The timer is a mechanism for ensuring CPU protection.
+Deciding how long the timer is to be set is a policy decision.
+
+Separating mechanism from policy is important for flexibility.
+Policies are likely to change across places or over time.
+In the worst case, each change in policy would require a change
+in the underlying mechanism.
+
+### Implementation
+
+Once an operating system is designed, it must be implemented.
+Early operating systems were written in assembly language.
+The Linux and Windows operating system kernels are written mostly in C.
+Small sections are written in assembly code for device drivers and for saving
+and restoring the state of registers.
+
+MS-DOS was written in Intel 8088 assembly language. It runs natively only on
+Intel X86 family of CPU's
+
+The Linux operating system is written mostly in C and is available natively on a number
+of different CPUs, including Intel x86, Oracle SPARC and IBM PowerPC.
+
+Major performance improvements in operating systems are more likely to be the result of better
+data structures and algorithms than of excellent assembly-language code. In addition, although
+operating systems are large, only a smal amount of the code is critical to high
+performance;
+
+* the interrupt handler
+* I/O manager
+* memory manager
+* CPU scheduler
+
+After the system is written, bottleneck routines can be identified and can be replaced with
+assembly-language equivalents.