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What does the operating system do if a printer does not have its own internal memory of its memory is full?
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When a printer is without memory for whatever reason, the computer has to make its memory available and send the information to the computer in chunks. Chunking the transfer in this way will slow down the operation.
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Why does an operating system reside in low memory?
This is not always true, it depends on the operating system and the bootstrap process.
What tasks does an operating system perform?
The instructions in these files inform the various components of the computer system about such tasks as recognition of components, communications, data processing, internal data transfer, and memory management.
What is the memory resident portion of the operating system?
The Kernel
It is possible to launch one operating system from another operating system or on top of another operating system?
Depending on the base operating system, yes. In almost all cases, the operating system from which the second one is loaded lacks memory protection, allowing the second operating system to replace the first one in memory. This can be used, for instance, to boot Linux from MS-DOS or classic versions of Mac OS.
What will effect if an operating system cannot perform memory deallocation?
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What are the main network operating system in use today?
printer,main memory
Is a virtual memory a special chip inside the hard disk?
No.Virtual memory is a file stored on the disk and managed by the operating system software. As needed the operating system copies blocks of internal memory out to this file to free internal memory and copies blocks from this file to internal memory when a program needs it again. To assist the operating system in this task the computer has to have virtual memory management hardware and interrupts.All of the hardware that is involved directly in the operation of virtual memory is part of the computer, not the harddisk.
A microprocessor runs an internal program called an?
A microprocessor runs and internal program called an operating system. For hardware functions such as input and output and memory allocation, the operating system acts as an intermediary between programs and the computer hardware.
When an operating system receives an interrupt from the printer and pauses the CPU?
Processor management is the operating system that receives and interrupt from the printer and pauses the CPU.
Operating system manges memory?
An Operating System manages resources. Memory is one example of resource management.
Why is it important to check the minimum system requirements when installing an operating system?
The operating system is loaded into the computers internal memory (RAM) at start-up. The operating system needs to 'reserve' chunks of memory to enable it to perform its functions swiftly and accurately. If a computer doesn't have enough RAM, the computer cannot run the operating system efficiently, often using empty hard-disk space - which slows down the computer.
Part of operating system?
How is a memory-resident part of an operating system different from a nonresident part of an operating system?
Why cache memory is called internal or main memory?
Catch memory is internal memory to do the work it can stores the given input to the system
Is kernel memory permanent memory?
No it is RAM memory used by the operating system
When does the operating system creates virtual memory?
when the actual memory is full
What is responsible for managing memory?
operating system
What's the use of OS in PC?
The operating system tells your personal computer how to function. The operating system tells the computer how to interact with the keyboard, the monitor, the modem, and just about everything else the computer does. Your central processing unit does whatever the program tells it to do. Then it comes to a point where the program tells it to send something to the printer. It says to the operating system, "Take this to the printer." Then the operating system takes it to the printer.
