The dispatcher in Operating System is a module that selects the process from the ready queue for allotting it the CPU (Processor). There is a switch associated during dispatching and that is the process status changes from ready to running. The dispatcher is placed in between the ready queue and Processor Scheduler (i.e. short term scheduler).
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Macintosh Operating System
By definition, yes.
By the common definition, no. It is a "disk operating" (basically any operating system booted from a disk), and it is made by Microsoft, but the similarities end there.
No. Hacking, depending on your definition, can be done from almost any operating system.
Someone who answers 911 calls.
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. The operating system is a component of the system software in a computer system. Application programs usually require an operating system to function.
A piece of hardware or software operating at maximum capacity.
DOS stands for Disk Operating System (initials).
block:ready->running
Operating system resources in a PC computer can be pieces like RAM, the CPU, BUS, Graphics, and other hardware components on the motherboard which provide the level of resources for an operating system to run.
An open-source operating system is one that is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge.