Homework: OS and Memory Management
Overview
To fortify your understanding of operating system memory management, this homework requires students to study chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 of Garg and Verma's 2017 book: Operating Systems: An Introduction.
Case Homework
Based on your own research, write a report to answer the following questions:
1. Discuss paging and segmentation, their similarities and differences (Chapter 8).
2. Briefly explain virtual memory concepts and page replacement algorithms (Chapter 9).
3. Explain Demand paging and Thrashing (Chapter 9).
4. Explain what Sequential and Indexed files are (Chapter 10).
5. When multiple interrupts occur simultaneously, a priority scheme could be applied to decide the order in which the interrupts should be handled. Discuss issues that need to be considered when assigning priorities to different interrupts (Chapter 11).
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.