3713X1 COMP Assignment #1
Due Monday, September 29 in class Note: while we will be having some programming questions on future assignments, the questions on this assignment are all written questions. Please type your answers, use your very best English, and carefully consider the material from the chapters. I am only looking for a few sentences for each question, not an essay that goes on for pages. So choose your words carefully and thoughtfully. (1) The issue of resource utilization shows up in dierent forms in dierent types of operating systems. List two or three resources which must be managed carefully in each of the following settings: a. Mainframe or minicomputer systems b. Workstations connected to servers c. Handheld computers Under what circumstances would you be better o using a timesharing system like euler.acadiau.ca, rather than your laptop or a single-user workstation? Direct memory access is used for high-speed I/O devices in order to avoid the increasing CPUs execution load. a. How does the CPU interface with the device to coordinate the transfer? b. How does the CPU know when the memory operations are complete? c. The CPU is allowed to execute other programs while the DMA controller is transferring data. Does this process interfere with the execution of the user programs? If so, describe what forms of interference are caused. Describe three general methods for passing parameters to the operating system. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the same system call interface for manipulating bot...