Register

Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 1 Question 1 (Page No. 81)

• recategorized by
439 views

1 Answer

0 votes
0 votes

Two main functions of $\text {OS}$ are:

  1. Manage all the resources of the computer such as CPU, disk drives, memory, and other peripheral devices.
  2. It helps in establishing a user interface that helps in providing and executing the services of application software like MS-Word, MS-Excel, and Paint.
User Avatar
Voting & Accepting an answer helps improve the community
← PreviousNext →
← Previous in categoryNext in category →

Related questions

303
views
0 answers
0 votes
admin asked Oct 23, 2019
303 views
Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 1 Question 11 (Page No. 81)
A $255$-GB disk has $65,536$ cylinders with $255$ sectors per track and $512$ bytes per sector. How many platters and heads does this disk have? Assuming an ... /sec, calculate the average time it will take to read $400$ KB from one sector.
User Avatar
212
views
0 answers
0 votes
admin asked Oct 23, 2019
212 views
Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 1 Question 10 (Page No. 81)
What is the difference between kernel and user mode? Explain how having two distinct modes aids in designing an operating system.
User Avatar
444
views
0 answers
0 votes
admin asked Oct 23, 2019
444 views
Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 1 Question 9 (Page No. 81)
There are several design goals in building an operating system, for example, resource utilization, timeliness, robustness, and so on. Give an example of two design goals that may contradict one another.
User Avatar
200
views
0 answers
0 votes
admin asked Oct 23, 2019
200 views
Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 1 Question 8 (Page No. 81)
One reason GUIs were initially slow to be adopted was the cost of the hardware needed to support them. How much video RAM is needed to support a ... $ prices $(\$5/KB)?$ How much is it now?
User Avatar
Link Copied!