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What are the two major classes of queues in an operating system?
I/O request queues and the ready queue
What does the ready queue in an operating system contain?
All the processes that are ready to execute and waiting for the CPU
What is long-term (job) scheduling in an operating system?
The selection of processes to be allowed to contend for the CPU
What is short-term (CPU) scheduling responsible for in an operating system?
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What are some reasons for allowing concurrent execution of processes in an operating system?
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What is the mechanism required for process creation and deletion in an operating system?
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What are the two complementary schemes for achieving communication between cooperating processes?
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What does the shared-memory method for communication require communicating processes to share?
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What type of processes executing in an operating system may communicate with each other?
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How are PCBs linked together to form a ready queue in an operating system?
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