... and
is the unit of work in a modern time-sharing system. Such a system consists of a collection
of processes: Operating- system processes executing system code and user processes executing
user code. ... errors possible on a system.
3.7 What is the purpose of system calls?
Answer: System calls allow user-level processes to request services of the operating sys-
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3.8 Using system calls, write ... more
reliable operating system.
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architecture? What is the main advantage for a user?
Answer: The system is...
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2.4 Types of System Calls 66
2.5 System Programs 74
2.6 Operating- System Design and
Implementation 75
2.7 Operating- System Structure 78
2.8 Operating- System Debugging 86
2.9 Operating- System ... Open-Source Operating Systems 43
1.13 Summary 47
Exercises 49
Bibliographical Notes 52
Chapter 2 Operating- System Structures
2.1 Operating- System Services 55
2.2 User and Operating- System
Interface ... 1 Introduction
1.1 What Operating Systems Do 4
1.2 Computer -System Organization 7
1.3 Computer -System Architecture 12
1.4 Operating- System Structure 19
1.5 Operating- System Operations 21
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■ What is an Operating System?
■ Mainframe Systems
■ Desktop Systems
■ Multiprocessor Systems
■ Distributed Systems
■ ... Clustered System
■ Real -Time Systems
■ Handheld Systems
■ Computing Environments
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3.2 Operating- System Services 61
3.3 System Calls 63
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