Operating system Definition and 72 Threads

  1. pairofstrings

    Conventional Computers vs Artificially Intelligent Computers

    Hello. A conventional computer has an Operating System that has Process, Memory, Scheduler, Input/Output and Files. My question is: What the Operating System of Artificially Intelligent Computers will have?Thank you.
  2. M

    What Causes Windows 10 DVD-Writer to Treat DVDs as Blank?

    I have newly installed Win 10 but it has a problem with my DVD-writer. The problem is that it treats DVDs as blank DVDs but this is for some of them. The behavior is very strange because it sometimes treat a DVD properly but then sees it as blank. What can be the problem and how can I solve it...
  3. D

    Installing Windows 7 from bootable USB

    i just bought Acer Aspire E15 and it has no system preinstalled. I have an USB containing Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and i made it bootable by YUMI software. The problem is that when i power on the computer i get a windows with two options, Linpus Linux Create a bootable USB drive When i plug the...
  4. A

    Can a program exist without an operating system?

    Consider the simplest possible program. 1) Can it be created and maintained without an operating system? 2a) If not, and if other programs exist in that system, is the first ready at all times to interact with the others - or at least some others? 2b) If it is ready, does it need to be prompted...
  5. S

    MHB What is the Term for Time Intervals in Multiprocessing?

    Could someone help me with these two questions thanks. To implement multiproprocessing, time is divided into small intervals and the execution of each job is restricted to only one time _____________ at a time.​
  6. O

    Which laptop operating system do astronomers most often use?

    Hello. Currently I'm in my third year of university. I would like to work in the field of observational astronomy (not so much theoretical astronomy). In about two weeks I'm going to buy a new laptop portable computer in the 2000€ range. Firstly I was thinking to buy a Microsoft Windows PC...
  7. S

    Definition of an operating system

    I tend to think of an operating system as an interface between the hardware and the application software. But, my lecturer says that that is a very misleading conception of an operating system. Why do you think he would say that?
  8. I

    DOS Operating System Report - Get Help Now!

    I have a report for complete about DOC operating system and their requirements t, but i haven't good source for collected details please help my my friend,
  9. D

    Executables and the operating system

    Hello, I am curious about compiled. executable computer programs. That can be in any format, EXE, ELF, etc. I am not referring to IL code or Bytecode, but files that are considered to be in "Native" code or "Binaries". Are executable files in a format intended for use by the OS or by the...
  10. I

    Optimal control, Fourier transform, operating system, multimedia and w

    I have a lot of questions, if you know something in one of them or more I will glad if you can write a replay I search after researches or others things that are correlated between optimal control and autonomous vehicles it can be things like how to calculate the shortest way, the rapid way...
  11. K

    Discussing Real-Time Operating System: ThreadX Questions

    Let's use this thread to discuss about Real-Time Operating System. In order to be focus, let's discuss start from answering the problem in "Real-Time Embedded Multithreading using ThreadX". 1. What is the usage of thread's stack? (what information pushed to that) 2. What is the primary...
  12. P

    Fixing Dual Boot Option Issue on Windows XP

    My friend is using Windows XP SP3. Few months ago, he had both Windows 7 and Windows XP SP3. He preferred XP over 7 and so removed Windows 7, just by formatting the drive that contained Windows 7. Now, whenever he starts his computer, he gets the option to choose between Windows 7 and Windows XP...
  13. N

    Why Should Virtual Memory Pages be Neither Too Small nor Too Large?

    hey there.. i just revised my notes about operating system.. but.. i just can understand about the problem below.. why the page in a virtual memory should neither very small nor very large? :rolleyes:
  14. J

    DOS stands for Disk Operating System. Why is it named so?

    DOS stands for Disk Operating System. Why is it named so? Does the 'system' drive 'disk', or the 'system' is operated using some 'disk'? I know I have it right but it could help you to understand what I'm trying to ask. Please let me know. Thanks.
  15. R

    Operating system and programming language

    I understand that you can write a complete operating system in a high-level language like C++, compile it into machine code, and then write it to storage, and then sell it or give it away. But is this historically what was done? Did the compiler come first, or the operating system? When you...
  16. rohanprabhu

    Operating system handling of memory leaks?

    do some operating systems kill a thread as soon as it detects a memory leak? The operating system I'm talking about is Windows XP, in this case. I had a small subroutine, that used to initialize a new variable [dynamic memory allocation], write some value to it and return the pointer [let's...
  17. S

    Computer without operating system

    Already tried an internet search; apparently some mention of Dell selling computers without operating systems in case a customer wants a computer this way. Any other sources of buying computers without operating systems so that someone could install whatever operating system which he desires...
  18. W

    Should I Opt for Windows XP or Vista for a Work Laptop?

    Yeah yeah yeah -- don't give me the ol' go to Linux -- this isn't my personal computer! Anyway... I am looking at laptops for someone at work, and I am noticing the standard sites have many laptops still offer XP as the OS. Is there a reason for this, and should I be pushing harder for...
  19. S

    Which is the Best Operating System for You?

    Hey I need help! you see I need to get a new computer running and I want to know what system is best(Linux,Mac OS X,BSD,OS/2,solaris,Windows Major Needs: Good User interface you know not to buggy Fast and stable even if there are millions of programs running good ease of use in general Wide...
  20. G

    Installed my first Linux Operating system

    I have recently installed my first Linux Operating system, Red Hat 9. I have no problem navigating the visual interfaces (I was originaly a windows user, and I was able to open files, save things, and all the easy things that the visual things let one do), but I have been trying to install...
  21. C

    GooOS, the Google Operating System

    A very interesting article here: http://www.kottke.org/04/04/google-operating-system Even more interesting is the post it refers to: http://blog.topix.net/archives/000016.html
  22. STAii

    Creating an Operating System from Scratch: Looking for Advice

    Did any of you ever try to program his own operating system ? I have been trying to do so for some weeks now, i made some little stuff (a loading message, showing a picture on screen ...), but this is far from doing a real OS ! (all was did in assembly) Anyone here has experience in that ?
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