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Operating Systems
Operating systems, both proprietary and open-source, include those produced by Microsoft, Linux, and Apple Mac
4,423 Questions
Where the operating system placed in computer?
Operating system is obviously resides in computer memory which is hard disk.
But the main (booting) files are loaded into ROM by bootstrap loader at the time of start of the computer.
Have you ever seen your C drive (or the drive which is for system, program files).
This drive is on hard disk ... so OPERATING SYSTEM PLACED MAINLY ON HARD DISK...
What is the default file name suffix that a device driver uses in windows operating systems?
lol you idiots stop searching these questions for your tests, lol
What kind of operating system does Slax use?
Slax is small, portable, and fast Linux operating system. It refers to itself as "your pocket operating system". It is a Slackware-based bootable CD designed with modular approach.
Can the hp ze2000 support a 64-bit operating system?
no, but only if you upgrade the motherboard which is to me pointless
I'd rather buy new laptop (prefer Mac)
Explain freyssinet system in detail?
The Freyssinet system provides leakage protection and radiation protection systems.
Difference between round robin scheduling and Weighted round robin scheduling?
One is weighted, the other is not. Simple as.
What is difference between a closed system and an open system?
Open source software has the full source code of the software available for other users to inspect, help improve and build upon. Closed source software does not make the source code of the software available to the public.
Please explain what operating systems are and what is their significance?
Operating systems are software written to provide a way to manage system resources and to provide a interface for the user to interact with and operate the computer.
What page fault in operating system?
a page fault is a hardware or software interrupt,it occurs when an access to a page that has not been brought into main memory takes place.
What is the innermost layer of the operating system?
Information is the innermost layer of a computer system. In order, the next layers are hardware, programming, the operating system, the applications and communications.
in Information technology
SOS is Server Operating System and
NOS is Network Operating System
Is distributed system is loosely coupled or tightly coupled?
It can be either or even both - depends on how the designer(s) designed the distributed systems
How an operating system use time slicing?
It uses time slicing by allocating time to threads for each process/task that is to be executed.
What is the difference between proprietary operating systems and nonproprietary operating systems?
"Proprietary" means that the source is closed or only available to a select few. Microsoft Windows is an excellent example of a proprietary operating system.
"Non-proprietary" is the opposite of the above. These are more commonly referred to as "free" operating systems, since you have access to the underlying code, and can modify it. Linux and FreeBSD are excellent examples of non-proprietary operating systems.
Is time sharing os has no long term scheduler?
No..
The time sharing systems mostly do not have long term schedulers.This is because in these systems, the new processes are directly put in the ready queue itself.If the no of process becomes very large then MTS is invoked.
