Research report on Mobile Operating systems FINAL PAPER This paper provides detailed information about the various features of two major mobile operating systems i.e Android and the iOS. This paper also compares and contrasts their applications from the system and the user point of view 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1) General Introduction 2) Introduction to Android OS 2.1)
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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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History of Operating Systems Early computers lacked any form of operating system. The user had sole use of the machine; he would arrive at the machine armed with his program and data‚ often on punched paper tape. The program would be loaded into the machine‚ and the machine set to work‚ until the program stopped‚ or maybe more likely‚ crashed. Programs could generally be debugged via a front panel using switches and lights; it is said that Alan Turing was a master of this on the early Manchester
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Associate Level Material Appendix B LAN Operating Systems Scenarios Read the three scenarios below and answer the questions that follow each scenario. 1. You are the network administrator for a new company that has 10 users and that plans to add 5 more users within a year. The files need to be accessed by all 10 users‚ and each user must have different security rights. What kind of network would you install? How would the pieces and components of this network relate to each other? Define
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STUDENT’S MANUAL TO ACCOMPANY OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS SEVENTH EDITION ABRAHAM SILBERSCHATZ Yale University PETER BAER GALVIN Corporate Technologies GREG GAGNE Westminster College Preface This volume is a student’s manual for the Seventh Edition of Operating System Concepts‚ by Abraham Silberschatz‚ Peter Baer Galvin‚ and Greg Gagne. It consists of answers to the exercises in the parent text. Although we have tried to produce a student’s manual that will aid all of the users
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This page intentionally left blank Operating Systems in Depth This page intentionally left blank OPERATING SYSTEMS IN DEPTH Thomas W. Doeppner Brown University JOHN WILEY & SONS‚ INC. vice-president & executive publisher executive editor executive marketing manager production editor editorial program assistant senior marketing assistant executive media editor cover design cover photo Donald Fowley Beth Lang Golub Christopher Ruel Barbara Russiello Mike Berlin
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Vista Service Pack 1 8. Which file system is used on the volume where Windows is installed? NTFS file system 9. What is the minimum number of partitions required on a hard drive that is to be set up as a dual boot with Windows 7 and Windows XP? One partition for Windows 7 and one partition for Windows XP 10. Is the built-in administrator account in Windows 7 enabled or disabled by default? In Windows XP? Disabled by default for both operating systems. 11. Which gives better security‚ workgroup
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Operating System Security Abstract Information systems are now becoming the social infrastructure so it is necessary to improve the security level because of privacy and data theft. One of the important issues which have to concern in the security of cyberspace is the security of operating system. This paper helps us to know about the security of most commercial Operating system like UNIX and Microsoft windows which are widely using in whole world. Introduction Computer system from
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2.1 TYPES OF OPERATING SYSTEM A. Batch Operating System- Batch processing is the most primitive type of operating system. Batch processing generally requires the program‚ data‚ & appropriate system commands to be submitted together in the form of a job. Batch operating systems usually allow little or no interaction between users & executing programs. Examples of such programs include payroll‚ forecasting‚ statistical analysis‚ & large scientific number-crunching programs. Serial processing combined
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Resources disc. Principles of Operating Systems: Design & Applications Chapter 1 Introduction to Operating Systems Objectives After studying this chapter‚ the student should: Be able to discuss ways of defining the operating system Understand the different roles the OS plays Have a general picture of the areas of OS responsibility Have a general understanding of the evolution of operating systems 3 Principles of Operating Systems: Design & Applications Objectives
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