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Question 1: In terms of memory cache utilization, what is an advantage of assigning threads to processors as is done in the Linux OS? i.e. Dynamic Load Balancing. Question 2: In terms of throughput,
How does Feedback scheduling balance the scheduling of short and long lived processes? How does Feedback scheduling keep long-lived processes from starving?
Describe the problem with fairness with Preemptive Round-Robin scheduling wrt I/O-bound processes vs. compute-bound processes. How does Virtual Round-Robin scheduling solve the problem?
Question 1: What is the tradeoff between long and short quantum durations? Question 2: How can we increase the throughput of interactive systems by tuning the duration of the scheduled quantum?
Question 1: Provide a definition of System Throughput. Question 2: How can the OS maximize throughput? Question 3: Is maximizing throughput important to a single user PC?
Question 1: Provide a definition of System's Response Time. Question 2: How can the OS minimize response time? Question 3: Is minimizing response time critical to a batch processing system?
Describe the difference between an IO-Bound and a Compute-Bound process. How do these differences affect processor burst time?
Write a sub-procedure to input the three sides of a triangle and calculate the area of any triangle? Area = Sqrt s*(s-a)*(s-b)*(s-c), where s = a+b+c/2 Take a,b,c from cells A1,B1 and C1 respect
Briefly describe the following languages, and explain their importance in the history of language development. a. Speedcoding b. FORTRAN c. LISP d. ALGOL 60 e. COBOL f. Smalltalk
Computers and programming languages originally were tailored to calculations. Question: How has that changed to include text processing, and applications which require string manipulation?
Question 1: In java, which data types can be used with a switch statement and which can't? Explain thoroughly. Question 2: Create a test program that defines and uses both the default and non-defaul
Write a paragraph each in response to these questions : Question 1: What does entrepreneurship mean to you ? Question 2: Why does an entrepreneur need to possess initiative? Question 3: Why does an en
How do I write the pseudocode for a "dequeue" method for a linked list? The linked list has a head (front) and tail (rear) pointer. Ensure the "empty case" is addressed.
Question 1: What do we need to do to set a similar title in a class that inherits from JFrame? Question 2: In Java how can we control what font will be used?
Question 1: When two 8-bit numbers are multiplied, where is the product found? Question 2: When two 16-bit numbers are mulitiplied, what two registers hold the product? Show the registers that conta
Question 1: Convert decimal 5122 to hexadecimal and binary using the division method. Question 2: Design the logic for a program (pseudocode) that allows a user to continuously enter numbers until t
Write a class encapsulating the concept of a course grade, assuming a course grade has the following attributes: a course name and a letter grade.
Using JFileChooser, build a dialog box to open and save files. The dialog box should allow you to browse directories and type in a file name. You need to consider what you will do with the file once
Discuss the difference between RMON 1 and RMON 2 when it comes to the traffic that they can monitor and the layers they can probe.
Write a program to accept height and width of a rectangle and calculate its area using GUI programming. Without using grid layout.
Question 1: How would programming be limited without the arrays. What kinds of problems could not be formulated without arrays? Question 2: Computers and programming languages originally were tailore
Compare and contrast the use of programming structures such as decision control and looping structures. Provide examples of at least two in both VB and C# (4 total) syntax demonstrating some of the
What are the difference between "continue" and "break" in controlling loops? How are these statements different from the "exit" and "return" statements?
Computer architecture is the combination of software and hardware that is organized in such a fashion as to deliver the machines intended performance characteristics. Therefore it is iimportant for
Question 1: List the five flag bits tested by the conditional jump instructions. Question 2: Which 32-bit register or registers are used to hold an offset address for data segment data in the Pentiu