Answer Scheme for Test 2 Operating System 1. a) What is synchronization? (1m) - Synchronization is an act of ensuring that independent processes/threads begin to execute a designated block of code at the same time b) How does a race condition happen? (2m) - Incorrect timing in accessing same shared resource c) Explain TWO possible solutions of handling critical section?(2m) - Disabling interrupt prevents processes/threads to be in the critical section at the same logical time - Software solution
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Operating Systems on the Internet An online operating system is an operating system that is run online. The online operating system runs on a server that is on the Web. According to the web site‚ www.thefreedictionary.com (2003) the definition of an operating system is‚ “Software designed to control the hardware of a specific data-processing system in order to allow users and application programs to make use of it.” This applies to the online operating system‚ except that the operating
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the Microsoft Windows and Linux computer operating systems are a long-running discussion topic within the personal computer industry. Throughout the entire period of the Windows 9x systems through the introduction of Windows 7‚ Windows has retained an extremely large retail sales majority among operating systems for personal desktop use‚ while Linux has sustained its status as the most prominent free software operating system. After their initial clash‚ both operating systems moved beyond the user base
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DESIGNING AND OPERATING PRODUCTION SYSTEM System Design- involves decisions that relate to system capacity‚ the geographic location of facilities‚ arrangement of the departments and placement of equipment within physical structure‚ product and service planning‚ and acquisition of equipment. System Operation-involves management of personnel‚ inventory planning and control‚ scheduling‚ project management‚ and quality assurance. DIFFERENTIATING FEATURES OF PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Three ways described
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Riordan Windows Operating System Upgrade SR-rm-006 Learning Team A Kevan Burton‚ Elizabeth Oshiro‚ Adam Steward‚ Jens Walker University of Phoenix POS/421 – Windows Server Networking Lydia Bell January 11‚ 2009 Riordan Windows Operating System Upgrade Riordan Manufacturing is a global manufacturing company of custom plastic products. Riordan has headquarters located in San Jose‚ California and additional plant locations in Albany‚ Georgia; Pontiac‚ Michigan and Hangzhou‚ China. Each of
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Short Microsoft Operating System History Microsoft has released quite a few operating systems in its corporation’s leading distribution of personal computer tenure. From its acquisition of “86-DOS” to its latest release version of “Windows 8‚” Microsoft continues to develop the personal computer in all changing environments. Personal computers for the home and business have been by large numbers dominated by Microsoft’s operation systems with a track record of new and innovating features.
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Network Server Operating Systems & Administration Report Author: Publish Date: Brian William Lawes 1st Nov 2013 LO1.1 Compare Server Operating Systems Brian W Lawes EC1302275 Contents Terms of Reference ................................................................................................................................. 3 Characteristics of a Network Operating System ............
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Microsoft Network Operating System l Research Assignment Part 1 Part 1: 1. Why does Windows Server 2008 come in different versions? Just as with consumer-oriented versions of Windows‚ Windows Server 2008 comes in several different varieties to accommodate features useful to different types of users. Large businesses are willing to pay dearly for operating systems that support dozens of processors and thousands of users‚ but a small business would loathe having to pay the same price when all they
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Week 1 assignment While searching operating systems for game consoles found information on Nintendo’s next gen console and what Iwata plans for the OP as well. The next piece of info comes from Softpedia. According to Nintendo’s Iwata Interviews posted on the company’s official website‚ the new games console‚ Wii‚ will have an updatable operating system. He states that Wii is the first system from Nintendo that will evolve in a continuous manner. Even after customers
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Your company is discussing plans to migrate desktop and laptop users to Linux. One concern raised by the users is whether Linux supports the use of CDs and DVDs for both work files and for listening to music. Which of the following is an appropriate answer? c. Linux supports both the UDF and iso9660 file systems for CD and DVD use. 2. You receive a message that you’ve successfully backed up hda2 on your Linux system. What is hda2? b. the second partition on your main hard disk 3. You
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