Session F2C A SIMULATOR SUPPORTING LECTURES ON OPERATING SYSTEMS
Luiz Paul, Ageu C. Pacheco · 2003
A common problem faced by teachers and Computer Science students is the dfjiculty in attaining a proper understanding of the real dynamic nalure of the computing events involved. No matter how solid the knowledge and the communication ability ofthe instructor might be as well us the concentration and close attention paid by the students, the proper understanding of the concepts presented is impaired by the implicit static nature ofthe class or lecture presentation. In the specijic case of operating systems, afier many years lecturing on the subject, we starled lookingfor n way to improve the approach in which the concepts and techniques were presented. This paper is the outcome of this research. It implements a simulator (SOsim) with visual facilities to serve as an eflective toolfor the better teaching & learning of concepts and techniques in modern operating systems, serving as a way to render the whole process more ejficient.