CS241 Flashcards
1
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What is OS?
A
A software acting as an intermediary between the user of a device and the hardware of the device
2
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What resources do a computer system consist of?
A
Cpu,memory,i/o and storage
3
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What is the OS responsible for?
A
It is responsible for allocating hardware resources to user processes and controlling their execution.The aim is to avoid failures and errors eg two programs attempting to write at the same memory location.
4
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What is a user process?
A
Its a program in execution
5
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What must the OS be able to do?
A
It must be able to load a program into memory.
It must be able to execute a program
It must be able to stop that program
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