Description
Need in-text citations and 6-7 references and make sure no plagiarism.
You must utilize resources outside of the course textbook for this project. References to the course textbook are not allowed.
For this project you are required to complete a written report that includes an analysis of any one of the operating system.
The written report is expected to be at least 12 - 14 pages, NOT including title, table of contents, and reference pages. The following topics are required for inclusion in your written report:
A. Design principles underlying the operating system.
B. Major elements of process management.
C. Methods for inter-process communication (shared memory or message systems, direct or indirect, one or two way). Any networking capabilities may also be discussed here or in an additional topic category.
D. Major elements of memory management.
E. Major elements of scheduling.
F. Major elements of file system handling.
G. Methods for handling I/O functions.
H. Major elements of the programming interface (what the programmer needs to know to use the system).
I. Advantages and disadvantages of this operating system including which environments this operating system works best.
Explanation & Answer
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Student Name
Course Number
Instructor name
Date of submission
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Research Paper
Abstract
In our paper research, we have considered and tackled many facets of operating systems
including the fundamental principle of OS design; main components/elements of process
management; the essential methods for inter-process communication; elements of memory
management; scheduling elements. We have also tackled the fundamental components of file
system management and methods for I/O handling functions. In our paper, we have expounded
on what a programmer needs to know in terms of programming interface. Last and not least, we
have discussed in length some of the advantages and disadvantages of Windows operating
system.
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Table of Contents
Design principles underlying the operating system…………………………………………1
Major elements of process management……………………………………………………2
Methods for inter-process communication……………………………………………………3
Major elements of memory management………………………………………………………4
Major elements of scheduling………………………………………………………………….5
Major elements of file system handling………………………………………………………6
Major elements of the programming interface………………………………………………7
Methods for handling I/O functions……………………………………………………………8
Advantages and disadvantages of Windows operating system………………………………9
1. Design principles underlying the operating system:
Operating system is defined as a software system that controls and manages computer software
and hardware resources by providing common services for all computer programs. It is
important to note that the operating system (OS) is one of many elements of the software system
in a computer system. Operating system is of essential since without it application programs
cannot function (Tanenbaum, 2011).
The principles of operating system include:
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Elegance – it is also known “RightThing” or a ‘Quality WithoutName” but it is neither of those.
Elegance is purposely achieved when every system property has been derived from every other
property in such a way that choices of arbitrary numbers levels to zero. For instance, string
theory is considered an elegant principle but the standard model is not a OS principle
(Tanenbaum, 2011).
Simplicity – the term simplicity is not expressed to mean that the operating system (OS) provides
few or no abstraction or it is weak. In essence, what simplicity means is that every abreaction is
relatively simple and operating system components are all sets of simple abstractions.
Specifically, simplicity is implied to mean that abstraction is separated from multiplexing – a
layer is either multiplexes or it abstracts but cannot be both. It is important to note that
ExoKernel fad was developed in an attempt to enhance and provide the simplicity in one part of
OS. It is recommended that in making the operating system extensible, the multiplexing layer
need to be provided beneath abstraction layer (Tanenbaum, 2011).
Resilience – the design of the operating system is considered to be resilient if its simplicity is
enhanced by addition of a specific feature in its fundamental design. In addition, the design of
operating system is considered resilient if it can solve unanticipated problems, it can increase the
system elegance by disabling the previous made choice not to b arbitrary. For instance, this
occurred many times in the Blue Abyss design. In this latest, there has been a consideration to
extend the Number with NegativeInfinity and PositiveInfiinity Classes for purpose of infinite
version numbers. However, this can only be done if it is apparently clear that infinite quotas can
be crucial to flexible resource allocation. Doing this, one can automatically get an indeterminate-
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size node of whose end location or start is unfathomable. However, this is considered exclusively
advantageous that opting to write a “message-eating DelayedExeptions” (Tanenbaum, 2011).
However, it is difficult to tell whether “Resilience�...
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