Homework 1


Out: Wednesday, September 29

Due: Monday, October 4

Read the text: Silberschatz Chapters 1-3

Problems in text:

1.5, 1.8

1.x: The chapter stresses the need for an OS to make efficient use of computing resources -- is this really as necessary on a single-user PC with, e.g., a 3 GHz processor?

2.3, 2.9, 2.10, 3.7, 3.11, 3.12, 3.15