Operating System Quiz 1 part 2
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Title of test:![]() Operating System Quiz 1 part 2 Description: Operating System Quiz 1 |




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Ability to run multiple programs. Logical extension of multiprogramming. If there are no processes to execute, no I/O devices to service, and no users to whom to respond, an operating system will sit quietly, waiting for something to happen. Provides distinction between the execution of operating-system code and user-defined code. Allows OS to maintain control over the CPU by not allowing a user program to get stuck in an infinite loop or to fail to call system services and never return control to the OS. Passive entity, like the contents of a file stored on disk. Needs resources to accomplish its task: CPU time, Memory, files, I/O devices. Has one program counter, specifying the location of the next instruction to execute. Has multiple program counters. Access control determines which user may access a file and how that user may access it. |