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  • 20-08-2007 6:33pm
    #1
    the whole year inn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭


    I have a question in college that I am uncertain how to answer it properly ,I looked on the internet got some information but not exactly what I want. Basically here is the question

    Explain with the aid of appropiate diagrams the following four Operating terms

    Race Condition
    Virtual Memory
    Thrashing
    Multiprogramming

    I can explain them but I dont know what diagrams to use? Any ideas?

    James


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    #2
    Giblet
    Registered Users Posts: 11,980 ✭✭✭✭Giblet


    This should all be your notes for an operating systems class.

    For race condition you could just show two threads affecting 1 variable at the same time.

    For virtual memory you can show types of paging that occur.

    Thrashing, show multiple paging operations.


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    EvilMonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 1,823 ✭✭✭EvilMonkey


    Get a OS Book from your college library you will find what your looking for.


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    #4
    the whole year inn
    Registered Users Posts: 7,099 ✭✭✭the whole year inn


    Thanks for the help guys.


    James


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    dulpit
    Registered Users Posts: 11,038 ✭✭✭✭dulpit


    Is it bad that I'm heading into 4th year of a computing course, i've done Operating Systems classes & I was completely stumped...

    I blame the summer & stuff...


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    IRLConor
    Subscribers Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭IRLConor


    If you were stumped due to forgetting, then don't worry about it too much. Closed-book exams are extremely rare in the real world.

    If you still can't remember this stuff next month/term then worry a little about your ability to retain the stuff.

    If you were never taught what those terms mean and you attended all of your lectures then you need to worry about the quality of your course.


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