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A context switch is the mechanism to store and restore the state or context of a CPU in Process Control block so that a process execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time.
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- What are the characteristics of the following process schedulers. i. short term scheduler. ii. medium term scheduler. iii. long term scheduler(Solved)
What are the characteristics of the following process schedulers. i. short term scheduler. ii. medium term scheduler. iii. long term scheduler
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- What are the characteristics of short term schedulers?(Solved)
What are the characteristics of short term schedulers?
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- What are the characteristics of long term scheduler?(Solved)
What are the characteristics of long term scheduler?
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- Distinguish between long and medium term scheduler(Solved)
Distinguish between long and medium term scheduler
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- Differentiate between medium and short term schedulers(Solved)
Differentiate between medium and short term schedulers.
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- Distinguish between the following process schedulers. (a) long term scheduler. (b) short term scheduler.(Solved)
Distinguish between the following process schedulers. (a) long term scheduler. (b) short term scheduler.
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- Explain three common process schedulers(Solved)
Explain three common process schedulers.
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- What is two-state process model? Give its description.(Solved)
What is two-state process model, give it's description.
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- List and explain three major process scheduling queues(Solved)
List and explain three major process scheduling queues
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- Briefly describe process control blocks(Solved)
Briefly describe process control blocks
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- Briefly explain the four division of a process(Solved)
When a program is loaded into the memory and it becomes a process, it can be divided into four sections - stack, heap, text and data.
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- What are the activities of operating systems related to real time system?(Solved)
What are the activities of operating systems related to real time system?
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- Highlight activities of operating sytems with regard to interactivity(Solved)
Interactivity refers to the ability of users to interact with a computer system. An Operating system does the following activities related to interactivity -
Provides the user an interface to interact with the system.
Manages input devices to take inputs from the user. For example, keyboard.
Manages output devices to show outputs to the user. For example, Monitor.
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- Highlight two advantages and two disadvantages of multiprogramming(Solved)
Advantages
High and efficient CPU utilization.
User feels that many programs are allotted CPU almost simultaneously.
Disadvantages
CPU scheduling is required.
To accommodate many jobs in memory, memory management is required.
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- Basing on multitasking operating systems highlight six major activities of operating system involved(Solved)
Basing on multitasking operating systems highlight six major activities of operating system involved.
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- What are the activities of operating systems with relation to batch processing?(Solved)
What are the activities of operating systems with relation to batch processing?
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- What are the advantages of distributed operating systems?(Solved)
The advantages of distributed systems are as follows -
With resource sharing facility, a user at one site may be able to use the resources available at another.
Speedup the exchange of data with one another via electronic mail.
If one site fails in a distributed system, the remaining sites can potentially continue operating.
Better service to the customers.
Reduction of the load on the host computer.
Reduction of delays in data processing.
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- Briefly describe distributed operating systems.(Solved)
Distributed systems use multiple central processors to serve multiple real-time applications and multiple users. Data processing jobs are distributed among the processors accordingly.
The processors communicate with one another through various communication lines (such as high-speed buses or telephone lines). These are referred as loosely coupled systems or distributed systems. Processors in a distributed system may vary in size and function. These processors are referred as sites, nodes, computers, and so on.
The advantages of distributed systems are as follows -
With resource sharing facility, a user at one site may be able to use the resources available at another.
Speedup the exchange of data with one another via electronic mail.
If one site fails in a distributed system, the remaining sites can potentially continue operating.
Better service to the customers.
Reduction of the load on the host computer.
Reduction of delays in data processing.
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- Highlight three disadvantages of time sharing operating systems(Solved)
Time-sharing is a technique which enables many people, located at various terminals, to use a particular computer system at the same time. Time-sharing or multitasking is a logical extension of multiprogramming. Processor's time which is shared among multiple users simultaneously is termed as time-sharing.
The main difference between Multiprogrammed Batch Systems and Time-Sharing Systems is that in case of Multiprogrammed batch systems, the objective is to maximize processor use, whereas in Time-Sharing Systems, the objective is to minimize response time.
Disadvantages of Time-sharing operating systems are as follows -
Problem of reliability.
Question of security and integrity of user programs and data.
Problem of data communication.
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- Describe time sharing operating systems.(Solved)
Time-sharing is a technique which enables many people, located at various terminals, to use a particular computer system at the same time. Time-sharing or multitasking is a logical extension of multiprogramming. Processor's time which is shared among multiple users simultaneously is termed as time-sharing.
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