Reviewer Flashcards
process scheduling is analogous to CPU scheduling
True
it pertains to the local memory of the cpu
cache
an application software request an operating system services via…
system call
all hardware and peripherals of a computer communicates with the Operating system via…
device driver
which of the following is considered to be the fastest storage
register
a unix system call that corresponds to windows CreateProcess() system call
fork()
is an operating system architecture where the entire operating system is working in kernel space
monolithic kernel
which of the following system calls are both applicable for File management and device management
read
a system services where for providing connectivity between jobs and end users, including e-mail, browsers, remote logins, file transfers, and remote command execution
communications
basic idea is to remove all non-essential services from the kernel, and implement them as system applications instead, thereby making the kernel as small and efficient as possible.
micro kernels
executing program in the ready state are places in the
ready queue
it is concurrently operating on a systems that can neither affect other program in execution or be affected by other running programs.
independent
when there are two or more programs running or sub-programs running concurrently, there is a possibility for a particularly difficult class of challenges known as
race condition
a process is defined as a program in execution. Process is also called.
job
it is used for function return values, and the exact mechanisms of management may be language specific
stack
