Soap-n-suds International

The release of the various new versions of operating systems has brought about the increased competition within industries and companies due to the use of new and improvised operating systems in the companies to facilitate the working progress. The various famous operating systems are inclusive of the Microsoft windows operating system, the Linux OS and the Mac OS. The problem statement in this case Scenario is the need for upgrading the operating systems on the 5000 computers in the Soap-n-Suds international soap manufacturing company.

Prior to the installment of a specified operating system, there was need for comparison between the different systems that are capable to run on the various desktop environments. The elements to be taken into consideration are inclusive of the hardware components and their software requirements specifications and operating system functionalities.

 

Questions:

a) Operating system are classified based on the mode of operation. Discuss the features of the different operating systems classification.

b) Explain the major hardware and software requirements that supported by Windows OS, Linux OS and Mac OS support.

c) Present the Operating system architectures for Windows and Linux OS.

d) From the Windows, Linux and Mac OS, which one would you recommend for Soap-n-Suds manufacturing company? Give reasons for your answer. 

e) Compare and contrast process synchronization in Windows, Linux and Mac OS.

f) Explain why process synchronization is important is OS?

g) Provide the different ways in which the critical section problem can be solved within the Windows and Linux OS.

h) Discuss the deadlock detection/management mechanisms that are applicable to;

i. Windows OS.

ii. Linux OS. 

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a Operating system classification based on mode of operation 1 Batch Processing In this mode the operating system processes tasks in batches without user interaction It is suitable for processing larg... View the full answer