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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Huffman Trucking Operating Systems Huffman Trucking is a national trucking firm that was founded in 1936 in Cleveland‚ Ohio. They provide freight carrier services between the Midwest and the East Coast and have both offices and plants located in Ohio‚ California‚ Missouri‚ and New Jersey. As one of its goals‚ Huffman Trucking would like to be the industry leader in using its technology to the maximum efficiencies when providing their customer service and doing their day to day business. They
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An operating system is a set of software programs‚ which manage computer hardware in a controlled fashion. The operating system controls the file-system‚ process management‚ memory management and peripherals. Multi-user operating systems are used on large mainframe computers. A mainframe computer system has one very powerful processing unit‚ which may contain many microprocessors. Many users will all share this processing unit. They use terminals (a keyboard and a monitor) to access the mainframe
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Networking Operating Systems: Analysis and Comparison There are several Network Operating Systems available to the public. The three most common are Windows Server 2003‚ Novell NetWare‚ and Unix based systems such RedHat Linux .Each one of these operating systems have unique advantages as well as sharing many common features with each of the other operating systems. Microsoft Server 2003 is one of the most popular network operating systems on the market today. Microsoft 2003 offers a host benefits
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for organizations operating in dynamic environments to achieve person-organisational fit to improve organizational effectiveness? Done By – Nadika Dharmawardena – S00094123 Today we live in a world where change is inevitable. Organisations today face dynamic environments characterized by substantial and often unpredictable technological‚ political and economic changes. The key to survival and succeeding is adaptation‚ in dynamic environments often an organisations
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Toyota’s European Operating Exposure 1. Why do you think Toyota had waited so long to move much of its manufacturing for European sales to Europe? By 2001‚ Toyota’s operating losses in Europe had reached 9.9 billion Yen. Much of this loss was due to Toyota’s operating exposure which was a result of the sliding value of the euro with respect to the Japanese Yen. Between early 1999 and early 2001 (2 year ~ medium-run time horizon)‚ the euro had fallen by approximately 28% with respect to
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Vaish Vik Foods Private Limited Introduction : Vaish vik foods private Limited is in the business of Marketing Export and supply of food products. The company also exports nutritional fresh fruits‚ seasonal fresh fruits and handpicked fresh fruits. The company also sells ready to cook products in the brand name of Eat well. The company was incorporated in the year 2000.Vikas Dangad is the managing director and founder of the company. The company is Headquartered in Pune and have a branch in London
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& Yoffie‚ pg. 21). While computer sales have more than doubled in the last 30 years‚ Apple Inc. has the lowest market share at 2.6% in 2007. II. Key Problems One of the key problems that Apple faced early on was competing with other operating systems (OS). Apple II’s OS was superior to Windows OS because it worked with many different computers‚ where Apple II’s OS only worked on Apple computers (Slind & Yoffie‚ pg. 2). In the early stages‚ Apple Inc. separated itself and was independent
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There has been a gradual change in the mode of packaging for last years.For instance‚ earlier fruits and vegetables were used to be transported in wooden boxes but today cardboard crates are used .This is mainly to reduce the cost. Obviously‚a cardboard crate would cost less than wooden crate. Moreover‚using cardboard crates is more eco friendly than cutting trees and making wooden boxes and supporting an environmental cause helps firms improve their goodwill and eventually their sales. Similarly
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Think back to the first time you ever heard of nature. At one stage or another‚ every man woman or child will be faced with the issue of nature. Remarkably nature is heralded by shopkeepers and investment bankers alike‚ leading many to state that it is impossible to overestimate its impact on modern thought. The juxtaposition of nature with fundamental economic‚ social and political strategic conflict draws criticism from global commercial enterprises‚ many of whom blame the influence of television
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