David Meador has Published 164 Articles

Referential Integrity Rule in RDBMS

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 25-Jun-2024 16:43:22

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Referential Integrity Rule in DBMS is based on Primary key and Foreign Key. The Rule defines that a foreign key have a matching primary key. Reference from a table to another table should be valid.Referential Integrity Rule example −EMP_IDEMP_NAMEDEPT_IDDEPT_IDDEPT_NAMEDEPT_ZONEThe rule states that the DEPT_ID in the Employee table has a ... Read More

Client Server Computing

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 07-Nov-2023 12:55:51

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In client server computing, the clients requests a resource and the server provides that resource. A server may serve multiple clients at the same time while a client is in contact with only one server. Both the client and server usually communicate via a computer network but sometimes they may ... Read More

Distributed Systems

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 01-Nov-2023 14:06:19

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A distributed system contains multiple nodes that are physically separate but linked together using the network. All the nodes in this system communicate with each other and handle processes in tandem. Each of these nodes contains a small part of the distributed operating system software.A diagram to better explain the ... Read More

Operating System Operations

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 31-Oct-2023 21:48:31

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An operating system is a construct that allows the user application programs to interact with the system hardware. Operating system by itself does not provide any function but it provides an atmosphere in which different applications and programs can do useful work.The major operations of the operating system are process ... Read More

What is $(document).ready() method in jQuery?

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 13-Sep-2023 03:59:52

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The ready() method is used to make a function available after the document is loaded. Whatever code you write inside the $(document ).ready() method will run once the page DOM is ready to execute JavaScript code.ExampleYou can try to run the following code to learn how to use $(document).ready() method ... Read More

Process Deadlocks in Operating System

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 10-Sep-2023 07:42:33

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A deadlock happens in operating system when two or more processes need some resource to complete their execution that is held by the other process.In the above diagram, the process 1 has resource 1 and needs to acquire resource 2. Similarly process 2 has resource 2 and needs to acquire ... Read More

Operating System Generations

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 06-Sep-2023 10:27:51

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Operating Systems have evolved over the years. So, their evolution through the years can be mapped using generations of operating systems. There are four generations of operating systems. These can be described as follows −The First Generation ( 1945 - 1955 ): Vacuum Tubes and PlugboardsDigital computers were not constructed ... Read More

Different types of system calls

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 02-Sep-2023 11:38:28

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The interface between a process and an operating system is provided by system calls. In general, system calls are available as assembly language instructions. They are also included in the manuals used by the assembly level programmers.System calls are usually made when a process in user mode requires access to ... Read More

Computer System Architecture

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 02-Sep-2023 10:11:29

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A computer system is basically a machine that simplifies complicated tasks. It should maximize performance and reduce costs as well as power consumption. The different components in the Computer System Architecture are Input Unit, Output Unit, Storage Unit, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Control Unit etc.A diagram that shows the flow of ... Read More

Semaphores in Operating System

David Meador

David Meador

Updated on 29-Aug-2023 07:37:21

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Semaphores are integer variables that are used to solve the critical section problem by using two atomic operations, wait and signal that are used for process synchronization.The definitions of wait and signal are as follows −WaitThe wait operation decrements the value of its argument S, if it is positive. If ... Read More

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