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...
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...
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,...