by Mr.Oates | Nov 2, 2025 | College class, Security
The security status of my operating system Use the command line netstat -np tcp in the shell The entry TCP 127.0.0.1:56663 127.0.0.1:64867 ESTABLISHED shows an active, secure connection occurring on your local computer. Here is a breakdown of what each part means....
by Mr.Oates | Oct 25, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
An effective operating system must fulfill comprehensive organizational, security, performance, and reliability requirements to support…the OS must be manageable and scalable, enabling efficient developer workflows through features like… ...Read All Share...
by Mr.Oates | Oct 18, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
Multiprocessor system uses two or more separate processors that share resources enabling them to work together seamlessly. This means that if one processor runs into trouble the others can keep things running smoothly. A processor that has more than one core is...
by Mr.Oates | Oct 16, 2025 | College class, skills
Deadlock Avoidance During the implementation of its new and improved back-office operating system, Top Secret, Inc. (TSI) finds that the TSI OS lacks mechanisms for the ordered acquisition of synchronization object. Mechanisms would include; “Monitors- A design...
by Mr.Oates | Sep 27, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
This is the context for the interrupt to read to disk. Context for the Interrupt When a program requests data from a disk, the CPU- (central processing unit )sends a read request to the disk controller, which handles the operation asynchronously (Tanenbaum & Bos,...
by Mr.Oates | Sep 23, 2025 | College class, Information Technology
Memory Management in Practice Explanation Image/Depiction Command or Utility Chosen: VMMap is a process virtual and physical memory analysis utility. It shows a breakdown of a process's committed virtual memory types as well as the amount of physical memory (working...
