A scheduler is a type of system software that allows you to handle process scheduling. There are mainly three types of Process Schedulers: Long Term, Short Term, Medium Term. These are explained Read more →
Operating Systems
18 postsProcess Synchronization is a way to coordinate processes that use shared data. Critical section is a segment of code that can be accessed by only one signal process at a certain instance Read more →
Dual-mode operation forms the basis for I/O protection, memory protection and CPU protection. Two modes are provided by the hardware – user and kernel mode. Mode bit is added to computer hardware Read more →
The Operating system (OS) acts as a host for application programs that are run on the machine. Operating system (OS) is a software which acts as an interface between the end user Read more →
An Operating System (OS) is a collection of software that manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for computer programs. Application programs usually require an operating system to function. The fundamental Read more →
A process is a program in execution. Process States in Operating System : Each process goes through different states in its life cycle- New (Create) : Newly Created Process (or) being-created process. Read more →
Operating systems were first developed in the late 1950s to manage tape storage. The present-day popular OS Windows first came to existence in 1985 when a GUI was created and paired with Read more →
Operating System (OS) is an interface between a computer user and computer hardware, which performs all the basic tasks like file management, memory management, process management, handling input and output, and controlling Read more →