Essays on Operating System

What is an operating system? An operating system is a form of “low level” software that supports a computer’s basic functions such as scheduling tasks and controlling peripherals. We can simply the operating system into three main functions which are: Manage computer resources. This will...

Sorting is a process in which two or more objects of similar, yet different characteristics are arranged in a systematic order. The sorting of objects on a conveyor belt is generally carried out manually or by using sensors and actuators. In this paper we have...

In our day to day lives, we all tend to carry out a series of tasks. In most instances, these tasks are repetitive and can therefore be scheduled. With the help of electronic machinery, the level of productivity has exponentially increased over the years. These...

Ability to customize Windows can be customized to a high extent. This is because windows allow user to pick and choose between Themes, colours, updates, programs (they can pick & chose to download), security and windows apps and some of the settings. As Linux can...

A network operating system is software which enables the basic functions of a computer. The operating system provides an interface, often a graphical user interface. Network operating systems deal with users of the network logging onto the network, Maintain the network connection to the server,...

Android’s operating system is extremely safe and really hard for malicious users to get into other peoples phones and corrupt them without the user granting them permission but this wasn’t always the case. As the Linux kernel can be accessed directly this means developers have...

Multi-threading has emerged as promising and effective avenue in tolerating memory latency. The process of implementation is majorly distinguished into two types that is used to share memory units among the processors. First approach is the hardware approach which uses the shared memory machines; other...