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What are the major components of an operating system?
What are the major components of an operating system?
Process Management, Memory Management, Storage Management, Protection and Security, Kernel Data Structures
Why is it important to understand the basic organization of computer systems?
Why is it important to understand the basic organization of computer systems?
Understanding the basic organization of computer systems helps in grasping the functioning and interactions of different components within an operating system.
What is the purpose of Kernel Data Structures in an operating system?
What is the purpose of Kernel Data Structures in an operating system?
Kernel Data Structures are essential for efficient data organization and management within the operating system's core.
How do open-source operating systems differ from proprietary ones?
How do open-source operating systems differ from proprietary ones?
Explain the role of Protection and Security in an operating system.
Explain the role of Protection and Security in an operating system.
What is the main characteristic of main memory in a computer system?
What is the main characteristic of main memory in a computer system?
Describe the structure of hard disks used in computer systems.
Describe the structure of hard disks used in computer systems.
What is the main advantage of solid-state disks over hard disks?
What is the main advantage of solid-state disks over hard disks?
Define the basic unit of computer storage.
Define the basic unit of computer storage.
How many bits are in a byte?
How many bits are in a byte?
What is a word in terms of computer storage?
What is a word in terms of computer storage?
What are the two different views of an operating system from the computer's point of view?
What are the two different views of an operating system from the computer's point of view?
According to Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne, why do operating systems exist?
According to Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne, why do operating systems exist?
What is the primary goal of computer systems?
What is the primary goal of computer systems?
Why are application programs developed?
Why are application programs developed?
What brings together the common functions of controlling and allocating resources in a computing system?
What brings together the common functions of controlling and allocating resources in a computing system?
What is the main role of an operating system according to Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne?
What is the main role of an operating system according to Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne?
What is the difference between multicore systems and multiprocessor systems?
What is the difference between multicore systems and multiprocessor systems?
Describe clustered systems and their main features.
Describe clustered systems and their main features.
What is the concept of a multiprogrammed system?
What is the concept of a multiprogrammed system?
Differentiate between batch systems and interactive systems.
Differentiate between batch systems and interactive systems.
Explain the concept of asymmetric clustering in clustered systems.
Explain the concept of asymmetric clustering in clustered systems.
Why do applications in high-performance computing (HPC) clusters need to be written to use parallelization?
Why do applications in high-performance computing (HPC) clusters need to be written to use parallelization?
What is the purpose of setting a timer to interrupt the computer after a certain time period?
What is the purpose of setting a timer to interrupt the computer after a certain time period?
Explain the difference between a program and a process.
Explain the difference between a program and a process.
What resources does a process need to accomplish its task?
What resources does a process need to accomplish its task?
Define a thread and explain its role in CPU utilization within a process.
Define a thread and explain its role in CPU utilization within a process.
Why is process termination important, and what does it entail?
Why is process termination important, and what does it entail?
Study Notes
Operating System Concepts
- Operating systems are designed to run without user intervention, making them intimate with the computer hardware.
- Two views of an operating system:
- Resource allocator: manages and allocates resources efficiently and fairly.
- Control program: controls program execution to prevent errors and improper use.
Defining Operating System
- No universally accepted definition of an operating system.
- Operating systems exist to provide a usable computing system.
- Fundamental goal: to execute user programs and make solving user problems easier.
Storage Structure
- Main memory: the only large storage media that the CPU can access directly.
- Random access.
- Typically volatile.
- Secondary storage: an extension of main memory providing large nonvolatile storage capacity.
- Hard disks: rigid metal or glass platters covered with magnetic recording material.
- Solid-state disks: faster, nonvolatile, and becoming more popular.
- Tertiary storage.
Storage Definition
- Basic unit of computer storage: the bit (0 or 1).
- A byte is 8 bits, the smallest convenient chunk of storage.
- A word is a given computer architecture's native unit of data, made up of one or more bytes.
Multiprocessor Systems
- Dual-core systems: two cores on the same chip.
- Multicore systems: not all multiprocessor systems are multicore.
Clustered Systems
- Multiple systems working together, sharing storage via a storage-area network (SAN).
- Provides high-availability service that survives failures.
- Types: asymmetric clustering, symmetric clustering, high-performance computing (HPC), and distributed lock manager (DLM).
Multiprogrammed System
- Single user cannot keep CPU and I/O devices busy at all times.
- Multiprogramming organizes jobs (code and data) to keep the CPU busy.
- A subset of total jobs is kept in memory.
- Batch systems: one job is selected and run via job scheduling.
- Interactive systems: CPU switches jobs frequently to allow user interaction.
Process Management
- A process is a program in execution, requiring resources to accomplish its task.
- Process termination requires reclaiming reusable resources.
- A thread is a basic unit of CPU utilization within a process.
- Types: single-threaded process.
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Test your knowledge on key concepts covered in Chapter 1 of Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne (©2013), including operating system fundamentals, process management, memory management, and more.
