Exam 8: Operating System Support

Three key interfaces in a typical computer system are: instruction set architecture,application programming interface,and ___________.

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Question 41

Each process is represented in the OS by a ___________,which typically contains identifier,state,priority,program counter,memory pointers,context data,I / O status information,and accounting information.

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Question 42

The OS must determine how much processor time is to be devoted to the execution of a particular user program.

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Question 43

A _________ system works only one program at a time.

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Question 44

An interrupt is a hardware-generated signal to the processor.

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Three key interfaces in a typical computer system are: instruction set architecture,application programming interface,and ___________.

Each process is represented in the OS by a ___________,which typically contains identifier,state,priority,program counter,memory pointers,context data,I / O status information,and accounting information.

The OS must determine how much processor time is to be devoted to the execution of a particular user program.

A _________ system works only one program at a time.

An interrupt is a hardware-generated signal to the processor.

Basic Concepts and Computer Evolution

Performance Issues

A Top-Level View of Computer Function and Interconnection

Cache Memory

Internal Memory

External Memory

Input Output

Number Systems

Computer Arithmetic

Digital Logic

Characteristics and Functions

Addressing Modes and Formats

Processor Structure and Function

Reduced Instruction Set Computers

Parallelism and Superscalar Processors

Parallel Processing

Multicore Computers

General-Purpose Graphic Processing Units

Control Unit Operation

Microprogrammed Control

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