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Often it is said that an operating system is always running What is wrong with this statement?
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An operating system can't run if it is turned off or has crashed.
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What does CPU do when there is no program running?
The CPU will always do processing. Even though there are no application programs running, the operating system is still running and the CPU will still have to process many system processes during the operation of the computer.
The operating system is the one program running at all times on the computer which is called?
Operating System's kernel
Four functions of an operating system?
An operating system is responsible for booting the computer and running programs. The operating system also keeps the system safe and runs drives.
What is 'OS' are our cpu's running off of?
Operating System
What is the fastest operating system running a 64bit processor?
Abacus
Why does an operating system reside in low memory?
This is not always true, it depends on the operating system and the bootstrap process.
Is Microsoft Word is considered to be Application Software?
No, the Operating system, is the environment which is software based. But this environment allows applications to run within it. An example would be Ubuntu (which is Linux) Operating system runs a media player application program such as Banshee. Microsoft windows 7 Operating system running a word editing application such LibreWriter or Microsoft Word. Mac OSX operating system running iMovie an video editing application. Applications are programs running in an operating system.
Is it always a good idea to improve the performance of an operating system?
Yes, you should always try to optimize your operating system. This includes defragging and removing viruses and malware from the system.
What is operating system. Explain the functions of operating system?
The OS, Operating system, controls everything that is software and major hardware based. From applications to handling inputs and running the hardware in a correct manner.
Can you run product development on all operating system?
No. It may be formatted different on certain operating systems and only the operating systems running off of the central operating system that it was built on will support it.
Usage of semaphor in operating system?
When several process are running at a time in the operating system there is always a chance of hanging, semaphor helps out OS system in solving out such problem. Semaphore is just like set of rules that help out multi-process running on a OS to use a resource.The process management under the OS is actually made on the basis of semaphor only.
Operating system and utility system software?
Operating systems are essential for running a computer. However as part of the operating system, there are often other programs which are not essential to the running of the computer. These are known as utilities. Examples would include things like the . If they were not there, they would not affect the working of your computer.
