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Operating Systems

This class was created by Brainscape user Gem Krasniqi. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Gem Krasniqi
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Decks in this class (12)

Chapter 1 - Introduction
What is an operating system,
What are interrupts,
Where should programs be in order...
17  cards
Chapter 2 - Operating System Structures
What does an operating system pro...,
What are the three primary approa...,
What do system calls provide
12  cards
Chapter 3 - Processes
What is a process,
How is the layout of a process in...,
What are the four general states ...
13  cards
Chapter 4 - Threads & Concurrency
What does a thread represent,
What are the four primary benefit...,
What are concurrency and parallel...
9  cards
Chapter 5 - CPU Scheduling
What is cpu scheduling,
What are the two types of schedul...,
What are the five criteria of eva...
16  cards
Chapter 6 - Synchronization Tools
When does a race condition occur,
What is a critical section,
What are the three requirements f...
6  cards
Chapter 7 - Synchronization Examples
What are some problems of process...,
What does windows use to implemen...,
What does linux use to protect ag...
6  cards
Chapter 8 - Deadlocks
When does deadlock occur,
What are the four necessary condi...,
How can deadlocks be modeled
7  cards
Chapter 9 - Main Memory
What is memory central to,
Describe one way to allocate an a...,
When can binding symbolic address...
12  cards
Chapter 10 - Virtual Memory
What does virtual memory do,
What are the benefits of virtual ...,
What is demand paging
13  cards
Chapter 11 - Mass Storage
What are the major secondary stor...,
What are the ways drives can be a...,
How are requests for secondary st...
10  cards
Chapter 12 - I/O Systems
What are the basic hardware eleme...,
Who performs the moving of the da...,
What is a device driver
6  cards

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