Systems programming is the study of techniques that facilitate the acquisition of data from input devices, these techniques also facilitates the output of data which may be the result of processing performed by an application. Three Layered Approach A system programmer may use a three layered approach for systems programming. IBM Personal Computer--Programming, Microsoft Windows (Computer program), Microsoft Windows (Computer file), IBM Personal Computer -- Programming, Microsoft Windows, Programmeren (computers), Microsoft Windows (logiciel), PC (ordinateur) -- Programmation, Microcomputers Operating systems Publisher Redmond, Wash. : Microsoft Press Collection Windows includes a graphics programming language (GDI, Graphics Device interface). - GDI makes easy display graphics and text. - Windows virtualizes the hardware: a program runs with any type of video board or printer, which has a device driver. 3.6 Function Calls - Windows supports over thousand function calls that application can use. SDKs, libraries, and header files. Visual Studio includes the C Runtime Library (CRT), the C++ Standard Library, and other Microsoft-specific libraries. Most of the include folders that contain header files for these libraries are located in the Visual Studio installation directory under the VC folder. The Windows and CRT header files are PDF Windows Forms/ GDI+ Windows Media Player Direct3D WPF Graphical interface, e.g., forms and controls X X On-screen documents X X Fixed-format documents X X •3D Programming for Windows •Charles Petzold •All XAML, No Code . SEVENTH DEMONSTRATION •3D Graphics and Animation •Reference: •Gasket3D CSCE Intro to Computer Systems System Programming in Windows 1 System Programming in Windows • Naming in Windows: Kernel Objects and Kernel Object Handles • Processes, Jobs, Threads • Synchronization Kernel Objects • Whenever you want to access a kernel entity (file, process, semaphore, etc.) you request a kernel object. • Windows was designed for graphical (GUI or WIMP as you like) programs from the ground up. • The GUI features and basic OS features are intertwined in Windows, while on Unix, X is quite separate from the kernel. • Everything is not a file in Windows. • A Windows HANDLE is not really a file descriptor despite what it looks like. Windows Programming 1. Which of the following statements is incorrect for a Windows Multiple Document Interface (MDI)? (A) Each document in an MDI application is displayed in a separate child window within the client area of the application's main window. (B) An MDI application has three kinds of windows namely a frame window, an MDI client