C191 Operating Systems for Programmers

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Quiz Sail Part 1
For a hold and wait condition to ...,
What is separation in security of...,
The main disadvantage of spinlock...
249  cards
Quiz Sail Part 2
Access matrix model for user auth...,
In the single level directory a a...,
A parent process calling system c...
250  cards
Quiz Sail Part 3
A relative path name begins at th...,
A block device transfers a block ...,
The address of a page table in me...
215  cards
Chapters 1 - 5
Remember that blank 1 command is ...,
Which of the following operating ...,
__________ provide an interface t...
88  cards
Chapter 3: Processes Threads Resources
____ is a thread library for sola...,
Pthreads refers to ____a the post...,
The ____ multithreading model mul...
25  cards
Chapter 4: CPU Scheduling
Which of the following is true of...,
____ is the number of processes t...,
____ scheduling is approximated b...
24  cards
Chapter 5: Process Synchronization
A race condition ____a results wh...,
An instruction that executes atom...,
A semaphore ____a is essentially ...
24  cards
Chapter 6: Deadlock
A deadlocked state occurs wheneve...,
One necessary condition for deadl...,
The witness software product is a...
25  cards
Chapter 7: Main Memory
Absolute code can be generated fo...,
Which of the following methods of...,
An address generated by a cpu is ...
36  cards
Chapter 8: Virtual Memory
Which of the following is a benef...,
In systems that support virtual m...,
The vfork system call in unix ___...
45  cards
Chapter 9: Main Memory (Ch 9 Silberschatz)
Process instructions and the data...,
Standard swappinginvolves moving,
Swapping with pagingstandard swap...
7  cards
Chapter 10: File Systems
A file system fs,
A record is a,
An access method is a set of
42  cards
Chapter 11: Input/Output
A device controller device adapte...,
A device driver is a device speci...,
Opcode
43  cards
Chapter 12: I/O Systems (Ch 12 Silberschatz)
Port i o systems,
Phy i o systems,
Bus i o systems
40  cards
Chapter 13: Mass-Storage Structure (Ch 11 Silberschatz)
The bulk of secondary storage for...,
Each disk platter has a _________...,
The heads are attached to a _____...
10  cards
Chapter 14: File-System Implementation (Ch 14 Silberschatz)
To improve i o efficiency i o tra...,
File systems provide,
The i o control level consists of
10  cards
Chapter 15: Partitions and mounting
Raw disk is used where,
Execution of the image starts at ...,
The root partition selected by th...
3  cards
Chapter 16: Protection and Security
Computer security is the freedom ...,
Protection is,
Information disclosure
10  cards
Memory Management
Which of the following is a benef...,
In systems that support virtual m...,
The vfork system call in unix ___...
32  cards
Process Management
The ____ of a process contains te...,
When a child process is created w...,
A _________________ saves the sta...
33  cards
1.3.2 Table
Common applications of various OS types
24  cards
1.3.1 Table
The 5 Generations of Computers
15  cards
1.1.1 Table
Cpu physical memory is a linear s...,
Main memory,
Secondary storage disk and other ...
4  cards
NTFS
NTFS (New Technology File System) is a file system used by the Windows operating system to manage and organize files on storage devices.
75  cards
Linux File Systems: Ext2 vs Ext3 vs Ext4
Linux File Systems: Ext2 vs Ext3 vs Ext4 are all filesystems created for Linux. This article explains the following: High level difference between these filesystems. How to create these filesystems. How to convert from one filesystem type to another.
34  cards
Glossary
Edges refer to,
A back door trapdoor,
A bad block bad sector
441  cards

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