Chapter 5: Operating Systems Flashcards
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The fundamental controller for all system resources
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Operating system
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The fundamental, primitive functions of an operating system that are basic to enforcing security as well as the higher-level operating system functions
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The kernel
3
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The first operating systems; simple utilities designed to assist individual programmers and smooth the transition from one user to another; consider passive as these operating systems wait for a request and provide service on demand
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Executives
4
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Operating systems that oversee each program’s execution; considered active OSes as they actively assert control of the system and give resources to users only when the request is consistent with general good use of the system
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Multiprogrammed OSes or monitors
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