The design goals in operating system are as follows −Concurrent SystemsOperating systems must handle multiple devices as well as multiple users concurrently. It is a must for modern multiple core architectures. Due to these features the design of the operating system is complex and very difficult to make.Security and PrivacyOperating ... Read More

In computers there are different types of computing technologies and all are different from each other. By using this we are finding output based on the input given by the user.In a computing environment the user can use a particular computing technology and it is responsible for all the types ... Read More

The differences between programmed (Input/Output) I/O and interrupt-driven I/O are as follows −Programmed I/OThis I/O technique is the simplest to exchange data between external devices and processors. In this technique, the processor or Central Processing Unit (CPU) runs or executes a program giving direct control of I/O operations.Processor issues a ... Read More

Before discussing about the services provided by operating system with multiple users, let us recall the services that operating system itself provides what services −Operating system servicesAn operating system provides services to programs and to the users also. It mainly provides the environment for programs to execute and makes the ... Read More

To improve the performance and to avoid the CPU idle time the operating system uses two approaches which are explained below in detail.BufferingIt is a method of overlapping input, output and processing of a single job.After reading the data, the CPU is about to start operating on it, the input ... Read More

There are different operating systems for different kinds of computers and processors. They are divided into different categories.Single processor systemSingle CPU or processor that manages the computer and it runs on a different operating system, and performs a number of tasks using one processor called a single processor system.In a ... Read More

The design of the operating system should be defined by the goals and specifications which are affected by hardware and systems. Thus there would be user goals and system goals for an OS.User GoalsThe user goals or requirements should be as follows −The OS usage should be convenientShould be easy ... Read More

System call provides an interface between user program and operating system. It is represented as follows −When the user wants to give an instruction to the OS then it will do it through system calls. Or a user program can access the kernel which is a part of the OS ... Read More

The different system calls are as follows −System calls for Process managementSystem calls for File managementSystem calls for Directory managementLet us understand them one by one.System calls for Process managementA system is used to create a new process or a duplicate process called a fork. The duplicate process consists of ... Read More

System call mechanism is one of the techniques by which a user program requests for services from the kernel. System calls always provide an interface to the services that are available by an operating system.Let us see the step by step explanation of system call mechanism as given below −Step ... Read More