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The operating system of most computers does not contain the BIOS. The BIOS is stored in a chip on your motherboard. he is right...
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GUI A graphical user interface is everything you see on your computer screen. Your computer could quite happily run without...
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short note on multprogramming?
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If the computer will be dedicated to a specific purpose, do some looking around for the best software to achieve that goal, then...
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we can use cross cable or bluetooth and also we can send data via mails Among other methods, you can burn the files to a CD....
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A network Operating System is that which operates between a group of connected systems and run one operating system which is...
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The latest commercial network operating systems are Windows Server 2008 R2 and Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard.
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difference between layered and kernel base approach in OS structure
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Network Operating system or NOS is an OS that allows a system to connect to a network. Such as Novell and Artisoft's LANtastic. ...
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GUI is a computer term and stands for Graphic User Interface. User Friendly. Easy to learn (as a user). Easy to Use (as a...
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KDE stands for K Desktop Environment (the K originally stood for Kool) and is useful on Linux systems to provide a Windows-like...
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This utility reads all V3 MMS output files, print out the header, partial sub-header and a value from all fields in the dataset.
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unix is the smllest os in word
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The operating systems that I have found it to support are dependent on the version that you download. There are versions that...
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yes a Symbian is a multi user os unlike open source os as that of androids,but androids do support multi user os.
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Sounds like a homework assignment to me... I don't usually do people's homework for them but if I were being asked the above...
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I dont think it is OS-dependant as much as language-dependant. In other words, I dont think there is much of a difference between...
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If there is no OS, you can't boot your PC, and therefore, can't do anything but access BIOS until you install an OS. You can do...
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Multiprogramming makes effifcient use of the CPU by overlapping the demands for the CPU and its I/O devices from various users....
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AnswerThe Linux will run on anything, PPC, x86, 64 bit, Cell Processor, soon the phantom processor, and the IPOD, XBOX, PS3, PS2,...
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1) GUI(Graphical User Interface) Vs CLI 2) Multi-user vs. Single user 3) Multitasking 4) Multiprocessing 5)...
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The kernel.
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no these are not synonymous terms
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nose...
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Microkernel I Smaller Than A Nanokernel
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Date received - date completed -1 (common to allow 1 day for items to be inventoried) = TAT..Normally calculated in excel for us...
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I believe buffering is a technique used for sound and other files that will slowly upload bits so that applications have...
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Windows, of course! Microsoft, to be more precise. Musn't forget the pre-Windows years....
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AnswerIt all depends on what you do with your computer, but most likely not, the emulation software to run a Mac OS on a PC...
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Until FAQ Farm became a division of Answers.com in November 2006 it was published by Interesting.com, Inc. Interesting.com is the...
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Not if the hard drive is a single partition. If your hard drive is shown as a single drive letter, usually C, then it's a single...
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Distributed and network operating systems, those designed to provide common control for a set of computers communicating through...
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Network OS is used to manage Networked computer systems and create,maintain and transfer files in that Network. Distributed OS...
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Cell phones are actually small computers, and Symbian Mobile OS is the software that boots some cellphones such as many made by...
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desktop
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Access memory in system unit
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First of all Platform can be of two types 1) Hardware+Software based platform eg. any OS 2) Software based platform eg....
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number of process in system number of threads in a program..
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There are many open-source operating systems. They include: Systems based on the Linux kernel (Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, Fedora)...
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i don't know the answer
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Answeran RTOS is much better than anormal OS because it is time sensitive, fault tolerable and allow multiprocessing. that are...
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AnswerIt sounds as though you have operating systems on separate partitions of the same hard drive. This can happen when an...
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Compatibility Testing
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Horizontally Fragmented Data Horizontally fragmented data means that data is distributed across different sites based on one...
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http://www.scribd.com/doc/8729708/IPCA600G-Acceptability-of-Printed-Boards Here a web copy.
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MultiprogrammingMultiprogramming is a feature of an OS which allows running multiple programs simutaneously on 1 CPU. So, say,...
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AnswerWhen you install a network operating system (NOS), you have to make some decisions about how you want the operating system...
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XP is a complete operating system, not simply an operating environment.
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Micro operation is the level 2 operation, it is excute directly from hardware. Mainly used in provide macro instruction. Macro...
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It can't bring you food.
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To ensure full compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) it is best to install the latest version of LimeWire 5.3. (See...
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All of the information needed to keep track of a process when switching is kept in a data package called process control block.s ...
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If one or a few processes have a high access rate to data on one track of a storage disk, then they may monopolize the device by...
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It really depends on the version of the operating system, the version of the GUI (in those cases where the two are separate), and...
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In computer science, especially parallel computing, synchronization means the coordination of simultaneous threads or processes...
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Multitasking OS can run multiple processes at the same time in short periods called a time slice for each process. Miltiuser OS...
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The largest chuck of available memory that is not fragmented.
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A desktop operating system is one that is intended for a desktop computer (Unless you are a network administrator or something...
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there are three main components: 1.control programs 2.sytem service programs 3.utility programs CONTROL PROGRAMS A. Control...
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Bootstrap is a process to initialise any hardware components in a device. In the case of a computer it initialises all the...
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i would say it is due to the lack of processing power, memory and storage capabilties of the handheld system in comparison to...
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Using a machine to perform a function.
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1) to interprate the commands executed by the user.2) to handle disk input/output settings.3) loaded in the memory at bootup and...
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Go to the first folder that contains your iTunes music, usually the "My Music" folder. Right-click on that folder, select...
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Network security concentrates on the packets of information flowing between computer systems. Operating System security...
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Because there is a picture of a dinosaur on every version of the text, from the very first edition. It is now on its seventh or...
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No, The server/Mainframe has the OS for a network terminal.
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The six major functions performed by a computer operating system are: the processor management, system resources configuration,...
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ID, State, Priority, Program Counter, Memory Pointers, Context Data, I/O status information, and Accounting information
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TO INCREASE SHEAR STRENGTH OF THE SOIL
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The ability of an operating system to execute different parts of a program, called threads, simultaneously. The programmer must...
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Do you mean you want to restore an OS which was overwritten by another? You can't. Once all of the important files have been...
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It allows you to use your computer without any knowledge of coding. Without an operating system, your hardware would not work at...
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A System call is a mechanism used by an application for requesting a service from the operating system. Examples of the services...
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i don't know..
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One of the most basic ideas in economics is goods and services. More than anything else, money is spent on goods and services. It...
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The problems are created by several users share the time-sharing and multiprogramming system. So I think the created security...
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NOS (Network Operating System)
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Microsoft
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Foreground process has access to the terminal standard i/osBackground process typically run with little or no user interaction at...
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.STACK <stack_size> reserves <stack_size> bytes in RAM memory for the stack (the place where the processor will keep...
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because its not fair
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macro-kernel based operating systems like windows and Linux device drivers are part of kernel ..to interact withkernel need not...
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Freeware is software that is licensed to you without charge, and a freeware OS would be the software for an OS licensed to you...
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A kernel thread, sometimes called a LWP (Lightweight Process) is created and scheduled by the kernel. Kernel threads are often...
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http://www.tux.org/~bball/z50/
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Yes. Windows-Linux, Windows-Mac, Mac-Linux all are possible.
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nope
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The easiest way is to put your operating system disk in the computer and do a repair. If you have XP, then it is a nightmare and...
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