TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEM Real-time Operating System: It is a multitasking operating system that aims at executing real-time applications. Real-time operating systems often use specialized scheduling algorithms so that they can achieve a deterministic nature of behavior. The main object of real-time operating systems is their quick and predictable response to events. They either have an event-driven or a time-sharing design. An event-driven system switches between tasks based of their priorities
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What are The Three Important Parts Of Unix Operating System‚ Explain Them? Answer: UNIX is an operating system which was first developed in the 1960s‚ and has been under constant development ever since. It is a stable‚ multi-user‚ multi-tasking system for servers‚ desktops and laptops. The UNIX operating system is made up of three parts; the kernel‚ the shell and the utilities (programs). THE KERNEL: The kernel of UNIX is the hub of the operating system: it allocates time and memory to programs
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total desktop operating system market share (NetMarketShare‚ 2013). These operating systems run our home and work computers. Server versions of these operating systems run Internet web pages‚ corporate databases and file servers. Mobile versions of these operating systems run our personal smart phones and tablets. Soon‚ we may see a Linux-based ecosystem in vehicles. What is known as Automotive Grade Linux‚ a sub group of the Linux Foundation‚ “is providing a common operating system and application
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A mobile operating system (mobile OS) is an OS built exclusively for a mobile device‚ such as a smartphone‚ personal digital assistant (PDA)‚ tablet or other embedded mobile OS. Popular mobile operating systems are Android‚ iOS and Windows Phone. A mobile OS is responsible for identifying and defining mobile device features and functions‚ including keypads‚ application synchronization‚ email and text messaging. Android OS is owned by Google and powered by the Linux kernel‚ it debuted in 2007.
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UNIX/Linux‚ Mac‚ Microsoft Windows Operating System Differences University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will elaborate on the major differences of the main Operating Systems (OS)‚ which are UNIX/Linux‚ Mac®‚ Microsoft® Windows®. The areas of discussion for this paper will be on Memory Management‚ Process Management‚ File Management‚ and Security for each operating system. Operating Systems (OS) for a computer is the main processing software
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Internet Operating Systems Andrew S Minette POS/355 University of Phoenix Internet operating systems‚ or Web operating systems‚ are not operating systems per say. There are more of user interfaces. An operating system is dependent on system hardware and uses hard disk space on a user computer to install and store applications. Web operating systems‚ however‚ depend on traditional operating systems to run an instance. According to Jonathan Strickland or How Stuff Works‚ while there may not
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April 9‚ 2012 Terance Carlson This paper will discuss three main operating systems‚ Windows‚ Linux‚ and OS X. All three of these operating systems have features which are unique unto themselves. Although there may be arguments as to which one of these three operating systems is better it really all comes down to what features are needed for each user. This paper will describe the features that each of these operating systems has to offer. First‚ Microsoft Windows. Microsoft began its dominance
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ELM PYTHON Chapter 4 1. “reject the shell is like rejecting all gears except first in your car” – explain . (gear in the car is use to adjust its speed ‚ same as the shell in the operating system we cannot interact with the kernel and do something to the settings without it) 2. What is the use of options in the command?( Options determine how the command operates) 3. What is the use of arguments in the command?( arguments determine what it operates on) 4. Who develop “bourne shell”?( Stephen
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don’t override the changes of another user. 3. System portability A major contribution of the UNIX system was its portability‚ permitting it to move from one brand of computer to another with a minimum of code changes. At a time when different computer lines of the same vendor didn’t talk to each other -- yet alone machines of multiple vendors -- that meant a great savings in both hardware and software upgrades. It also meant that the operating system could be upgraded without having all the customer’s
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