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.
How do you develop user assurance that a trusted system provides factual correctness?
You can't. User assurance is predicated on the assumption that the user trusts you. If the user does not trust you, there is no amount of factual correctness that will develop user assurance in a trusted system.
How windows NT run process that run on different OS?
Windows NT run processes that run on different operating system i.e. Linux, OS/2, and Solaris, because all mentioned operating systems support multi-threading in single process. while in those OS which don't support multi-threading single process (e.g. UNIX) windows NT processes don't run on them.
What operating systems are still in use today?
Almost every operating system that was ever created is still being used at least occasionally by someone.
The memory used by the operating system, which is protected and cannot be accessed by regular applications. Virtual memory can be used to page some of the kernel in memory to disk. However, there is always a certain part of the kernel that must reside in physical memory at all times and cannot be swapped out.
What operating system came with the FAT 16?
MS-DOS originally. All the subsequent Microsoft Windows products are capable of using it althoug it's only suitable for very small volumes like floppy disks and small thumb drives etc.
What do you mean by system call Give an example?
In computing, a system call is the mechanism used by an application program to request service from the operating system based on the monolithic kernel or to system servers on operating systems based on the microkernel-structure.(Wikipedia) For the source and more detailed information concerning your request, click on the related links section (Answers.com) indicated at the bottom of this answer box.
The best multimedia OS is debated heavily. Windows is very good because of the wide variety of applications, and hardware that is available. Macs are good because of apples strong dedication to hardware and software that work well with each other, Mac usually achieves lower latencies than Windows can. BeOS was considered one of the top multimedia OS's out there, unfortunately BeOS can no longer support BeOS so most development has stopped, there are people still using BeOS or Haiku, so this is a possiblity if your hardware supports it. Thanks too the huge development base behind Gnu-Linux, it is also a possibility. Gnu-Linux can achieve latencys far lower than Windows and Mac can. Gnu-Linux can be hard to set up for multimedia purpouses if one uses propietary components, such as nVidia or ATI graphics cards, as these things often conflict with the Real-Time patches in multimedia kernels. All in all... It depends on the person, the hardware, and what specifically your doing.
What operating system does a Macintosh computer run?
Classic macs run off of Intel-compatible x86 processors, but they have upgraded over the years to fast and more capable processors. Macs are very expensive but are very much worth it for their ability to not pick up viruses and to run faster than other PCs.
What operating system is used by the Nokia 8800 Sirocco?
The Nokia 8800 Sirocco uses the Nokia Series 40 operating system. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco first came out in 2005 in the United Kingdom. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco had a stainless steel case with a scratch resistant screen.
What is a computer utility program?
In computing, a systems program designed to perform a specific task related to the operation of the computer when requested to do so by the computer user. For example, a utility program might be used to complete a screen dump, format a disk, or convert the format of a data file so that it can be accessed by a different applications program.
What is the difference between system call and trap?
A system call is started with some form of trap-instruction.
What variable is defined by the operating system and is applied to every user when logged on?
System environment variables
Definition of OS Kernel Shell?
The kernel and the shell are two different parts of the OS or operating system. The shell interprets the commands from input. The kernel houses the heart of the OS like the command files and execute applications.
What is Control Processing Unit burst and Input and Output burst?
The process of selecting the next job that will run on the CPU belongs to the short-term or CPU scheduler. The CPU scheduler can only pick from the jobs that are already in memory and ready to go. The scheduler works in cooperation with the interrupt system.
• The scheduler assigns the CPU to perform computation on behalf of a particular process or thread within a process.
• CPU can be "borrowed" from its current process by an interrupt. It is under the control of external devices not scheduler. Interrupts can be disabled for a short time.
• When a process or thread requests an I/O transfer, it normally becomes ineligible to use the CPU until the transfer is complete. This means that the scheduler will have to choose a new process or a new thread within the same process to use the CPU.
• The process or thread that requested the I/O again becomes eligible to use the CPU when the I/O transfer is complete.
CPU I/O Burst Cycle
The execution of a process consists of an alternation of CPU bursts and I/O bursts. A process begins and ends with a CPU burst. In between, CPU activity is suspended whenever an I/O operation is needed.
• If the CPU bursts are relatively short compared to the I/O bursts, then the process is said to be I/O bound. For example, a typical data processing task involves reading a record, some minimal computation and writing a record.
• If CPU bursts are relatively long compared to I/O bursts, a process is said to be CPU bound. A number crunching task involves an I/O burst to read parameters. A very long CPU burst and another I/O burst is required to write results
Right click in the task bar near the time display and you will get a pop up menu.
Click on properties.
Under system icons to always show, check volume.
Click Apply.
If that doesn't work and you are using XP go to:
Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Volume Tab
Be sure "Place Volume Icon in Taskbar" is checked.
An abstract computing machine, or virtual machine, JVM is a platform-independent programming language that converts Java bytecode into machine language and executes it. Most programming languages compile source code directly into machine code that is designed to run on a specific microprocessor architecture or operating system, such as Windows or UNIX. A JVM -- a machine within a machine -- mimics a real Java processor, enabling Java bytecode to be executed as actions or operating system calls on any processor regardless of the operating system. For example, establishing a socket connection from a workstation to a remote machine involves an operating system call. Since different operating systems handle sockets in different ways, the JVM translates the programming code so that the two machines that may be on different platforms are able to connect.
What are the main differences between single-tier and multi-tier site architectures?
Sigle tire means using single technique to built entier application. For Example only using jsp for building whole web application instead of using jsp, servelt and database.
What are the types of scheduling algorithm of distributed operating system?
Several operating systems are capable of functioning in a distributed manner, including Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Mac OS X.
What operating systems can you run with vmware player?
VMWare supports MS-DOS, Windows, Free-BSD, Linux, Novell etc. Check "related links" for full list of the supported operating systems.