An Operating System is a program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware, to ensure the correct operation of the computer. The Operating System prevents user programs from interfering with the proper operation of the computer and provides services to make programming easier. The Operating System is the one program running at all times, controls the execution of user programs and manages and allocates resources. The primary goal of an Operating System is convenience for the user, the secondary goal is efficient operation of the computer system and the third goal is optimal use of computer resources.
An operating system is a resource allocated a computer system has many resource that may be required to solve a problem: CPU time, memory space, file storage space and I/O device. A control program manage the execution of user program to prevent the error and improper computer it is especially concerned with the operation and control the I/O devices.
Space, control and user.
A trap instruction is a software interrupt. It's generated by an error or by a user program when it needs the operating system to perform an operation (a system call).
Unix is considered a multi-user operating system because multiple users may use the server/system at the same time. Each user has their own address and process space and they don't interfere with each other.
A component is a piece of the system, and is vital to the operation of the system or another component thereof. For example, a driver is a component that allows the system software to interface with hardware, and is the only way that a user application can interact with that hardware. A system utility is not vital to the system's operation, but can help diagnose problems and keep the system running smoothly.
If you mean the 'Operating System', it is the portion of the computer the user interacts with to input instructions. Things like Windows and Mac OS X are Operating Systems.
Starts with the Operating system which interacts with the application software loaded in to the machine. The software combined with user input directs operation.
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A model is a representation (usually on a smaller scale) of some operating system or construct.It allows the user to predict how changes in that system would affect other parts of the system or operation. Simulation however,is the operation of the model of the system to evaluate the performance of the system.It allows you to optimize the system,to prevent failure and to adjust any parameters within the system being investigated.
Any time a user or a process running in user space needs to do something that requires privilege it uses a system call interface to ask the operating system to do something on its behalf. There are many, many system calls to accomplish different things - more than could be listed here.
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