Questions from Operating Systems

Q: What conditions are generally associated with the readers/writers problem?

What conditions are generally associated with the readers/writers problem?

Q: What is client/server computing?

What is client/server computing?

Q: What distinguishes client/server computing from any other form of distributed

What distinguishes client/server computing from any other form of distributed data processing?

Q: What is the role of a communications architecture such as TCP/

What is the role of a communications architecture such as TCP/IP in a client/server environment?

Q: Discuss the rationale for locating applications on the client, the server

Discuss the rationale for locating applications on the client, the server, or split between client and server.

Q: What are fat clients and thin clients, and what are the

What are fat clients and thin clients, and what are the differences in philosophy of the two approaches?

Q: Suggest pros and cons for fat client and thin client strategies.

Suggest pros and cons for fat client and thin client strategies.

Q: TinyOS’s scheduler serves tasks in FIFO order. Many other schedulers for

TinyOS’s scheduler serves tasks in FIFO order. Many other schedulers for TinyOS have been proposed, but none have caught on. What characteristics of the sensornet domain might cause a lack of need for...

Q: a. The TinyOS Resource interface does not allow a component that

a. The TinyOS Resource interface does not allow a component that already has a request in the queue for a resource to make a second request. Suggest a reason. b. However, the TinyOS Resource interface...

Q: With reference to the device driver interface to the eCos kernel (

With reference to the device driver interface to the eCos kernel (see Table Q.1), it is recommended that device drivers should use the / variants to claim and release spinlocks rather than the non- /...