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TPF Internals
Overview
This 5 day course is designed to give experienced TPF programmers a
more detailed understanding of the internal workings of a TPF
System. This course can be customised to your requirements to
include detailed information about TPFDF and ISOC if required.
Pre-requisites
Attendees should have a good understanding of Assembler programming.
Audience
TPF Programmers who require a better understanding of the internal
processing of TPF.
Student
Numbers
The
maximum recommended student to instructor ratio is 12:1
Objectives
By the end of the course, the delegates will be able, with the aid of
course notes to:
- Understand the
different system configurations available to a TPF System
- Identify the major
Lists in the CPU Loop and their usage
- Understand the
management of the TPF Database
- Understand how DAT
works in SVA and EVA
- List the usage of
utilities such as Recoup, PDU, Capture/Restore
- Understand the
processing flow of TPF.
Course Outline
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Overview
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The
TPF Operating System
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TPF
System Configurations
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Uniprocessor
Tightly Coupled
Loosely Coupled
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Components
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Hardware
Software
Multiprocessing
CPU Loop
Program Re-entrancy
Main Storage
Fixed & Working Storage
VFA
File Storage - Fixed and Pool
TPF Record Types
PDU and Recoup
Capture/Restore
Globals & Keypoints
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Miscellaneous
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ISOC
TPFDF
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