Operating System | Assignment #1 | | Information System | 2012-03-29 | | 1. What is the purpose of interrupts? What are the differences between a trap and an interrupt? Can traps be generated intentionally by a user program? If so‚ for what purpose? (Chapter 1) Interrupt is that causes a computer processor to temporarily stop executing its current program and execute another program instead‚ finally returning control to the original program. So it prevent that more important task
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Technology | Unit number + Title | 2. Computer Systems | Assignment number + Title: | 1. Decoding the Jargon | Assessment Criteria: | P1 P2 M1 | Purpose / Aims (learning outcomes) | LO1 Understand the components of computer systemsP1 Explain the function of computer hardware componentsP2 Explain the purpose of operating systemsM1 Compare the features and functions of different operating systems | Introduction (Scenario) | You have been approached by a small business
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Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….....3 ➢ Overview of Operating System ➢ Components and functions of operating systems………………………….........4-5 ➢ Different versions of Windows…...………………………………………………....6 ➢ Installation of Windows Operating Systems ➢ Procedures to install Windows………………………………………………………7 ➢ Methods of supporting operating systems………………...……………………...8 ➢ Possible concerns when installing and maintaining operating systems………..8 ➢ Troubleshooting
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Networking in Operating Systems Week 6 Check Point Networking in an operating system can be a daunting task is the User doesn’t know what they are doing. There are many advantages to networking. Sharing of data and resources can help to make a company run smoothly and more efficiently. How this happens is the connection of a workstation to a network. While a network is a group of computers attached to a wire‚ it has become much more complicated. The wire or connection is there for
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changing an operating system......... An operating system is the program that manages all the application programs in a computer system. This also includes managing the input and output devices‚ and assigning system resources. Operating systems evolved as the solution to the problems that were evident in early computer systems‚ and coincide with the changing computer systems. Three cycles are clear in the evolution of computers‚ the mainframe computers‚ minicomputers and microcomputers‚ and each
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Compare Mac OS and Windows 1. Introduction a- Windows [pic] Microsoft Windows is the name of the software operating system monopoly of Microsoft Windows has many different versions as: Windows CE‚ Windows XP‚ Windows Server 2003‚ Windows Vista‚ Windows 7‚…. b- Mac [pic] Mac OS (short for Macintosh Operating System) is the operating system with the window and was developed by the company to Apple Computer Apple Macintosh computer. Mac has many different versions
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Mac‚ Linux‚ and Windows Servers Comparison Apple offers only a few options for server hardware‚ and only one option for server software. The hardware I looked at was the Mac Mini with OS X Server. With a relatively low starting price point of $999 that includes the software‚ Apple surprisingly wins the cost category‚ at least when looking at up front costs (Mac Mini With OS X Server Overview‚ n.d.). The Mac Mini hardware includes 2TB of storage space‚ 4GB of Memory‚ and is backed by Apple’s
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STUDY NO. 1 The Wilshire Public library has received funding from the Wilshire country commissionaires to upgrade its desktop computers and servers. Currently‚ they are using an old Windows NT server to catalogue library holdings. Also there are Windows 98 computers that the librarians use in their offices. Library patrons use Windows 95 and Windows 98 computers within the library to access the catalogue of holdings electronically (or they use the old card catalogue‚ which is cards arranged
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compiler is a computer program that implements a programming language specification to "translate" programs‚ usually as a set of files which constitute the source code written in source language‚ into their equivalent machine readable instructions (the target language‚ often having a binary form known as object code). This translation process is called compilation. We compile the source program to create the compiled program. The compiled program can then be run (or executed) to do what was specified
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Types of Mobile Operating System (OS) and its pros cons The Operating System (OS) is the software that communicates with the computer’s hardware‚ manages resources and provides a user interface. All phones use an operating system of some sort but in recent years‚ as mobile phone and smart phone technology has become more complex and powerful‚ operating systems have grown more important. The operating system of a particular handset is now an important factor to consider when deciding which mobile
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