Graphos: a graphic operating system

  • Authors:
  • Daniel A. Cañas

  • Affiliations:
  • Dept. of Computer Science, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

  • Venue:
  • SIGCSE '87 Proceedings of the eighteenth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
  • Year:
  • 1987

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Abstract

To fully understand the conceptual principles behind operating systems it must be possible to 'see' what is happening inside the system as the execution of a task progresses. A graphic representation of information flow would give a clear picture of what is happening inside an operating system at every moment. Currently there are no tools which help visualize the flow of information as a task executes. GraphOS is a teaching tool that presents to the student a graphic representation of information flow inside an operating system. This paper discusses GraphOS and the advantages of using the system as a complement to the lectures in an operating systems course.