Operating Systems Assignment 1 Session: Summer 2013 Faculty of Information Technology UCP Lahore Pakistan Operating Systems Assignment: Introduction and Overview of Operating Systems 150 MARKS Write in your own words to answer the following‚ if you use material from any book website apart from your recommended book please provide so. All work will be assumed yours otherwise. Justify your answers where needed. Explain briefly and concisely 1. You are to procure Linux
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4.5.2‚ Linux does not distinguish between processes and threads. Instead‚ Linux treats both in the same way‚ allowing a task to be more akin to a process or a thread depending on the set of flags passed to the clone() system call. However‚ many operating systems—such as Windows XP and Solaris—treat processes and threads differently. Typically‚ such systems use a notation wherein the data structure for a process contains pointers to the
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Expendable versus Returnable Shipping Containers at Toyota Motor Manufacturing‚ Indiana‚ Inc. Logistics 3.4 Malou Nijssen 1510681 February 14‚ 2008 Laura Oud …. Teacher: A.R. van Goor Table of Contents Introduction 1. Introduction Toyota Motor Manufacturing‚ Indiana‚ Inc. (TMMI) manufactures Toyota’s first full-size truck. In order to make TMMI as profitable as possible there are a couple of fundamental logistical processes that had to be defined
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1.5 Modern OS are interrupt driven. Events are almost signaled by the occurrence of an interrupt or a trap‚ which caused either by an error or by a specific request from a user program that an OS service be performed .Dual-mode Operation allows OS to protect itself and other system components whereas Multimode Operation increasingly CPUs support multi-mode operations. System call provides the means for a user program to ask OS to perform OS tasks on the user program’s behalf. When a system callis
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Input/output (I/O) devices). (ii) Operating System (OS) Controls and coordinates the use of the hardware among the various application programs for the various users. (iii) Applications Programs /Application Software Define the ways in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users (compilers‚ database systems‚ video games‚ business programs). (iv) Users Include people‚ machines‚ and other computers. 1.1 Common operating system platforms include: Windows(NT
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OPERATING M86-02 8086 BASED MICROPROCESSOR --------------------------------------After power on the system we have the following text displayed on LCD. If the text is not displayed‚ press reset button. (Note reset always brings LCD to this initial position). Press enter to see the main menu as shown The following we describe the function of each command A= ASSEMBLE This command is used to convert input assembly language into the machine language. To activate simply press ‘A’ on main menu
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the reception and entertainment of guests‚ visitors‚ or strangers‚resorts‚ membership clubs‚ conventions‚ attractions‚ special events‚ and other services for travelers and tourists. The Hotel and Restaurant Management Industry must have Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to guide them in their day to day business operation. An SOP is a document which describes the regularly recurring operations relevant to the quality of the investigation. The purpose of an SOP is to carry out the operations procedure
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Strategies at GM − Competitive Exposures 1. Why is GM worried about the yen? GM’s concern about fluctuations in the Yen is due not only to the impact on GM’s costs‚ but the fact that Japanese competitors face reduced costs when the Yen is depreciating. Also‚ with increasing profit margins‚ end-price to consumer can be lowered and lead to gain in market share for Japanese competitors. Research had shown that a 10 Yen appreciation to the dollar reduces operating profit by $4 billion 2. How
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substantial competitive exposure hedging policy in place. Over the last year (2001 in case study) GM was trying to properly evaluate the risk to the substantial yen denominated assets it held. The value of the yen relative to the dollar was decreasing and GM had considerable exposure to this. In conjunction with this depreciation affecting the unit sales‚ GM has a significant stake in Suzuki‚ Isuzu and Fiji as well as a $500 million bond issue. All this accounts to considerable exposure which should be
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Chapter 7 Exercise #3 – Given a disk pack with 10 platters yielding 18 recordable surfaces… A = Rotational speed = 10ms B = Transfer rate = 0.1ms/track C = Density per track = 19‚000 bytes D = Number of records to be store = 200‚000 records E = Size of each record = 160 bytes F = Block size = 10 logical records G = Number of tracks per surface = 500 a) Number of blocks per track: (C) / (E*F) 19‚000 / (160*10) 19‚000 / 1600 11.875 11 BLOCKS b) Waste per track: C – (E*F*11)
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