Operating Systems Questions

Resident set is that portion of the process image that is actually in real-memory at a particular instant. Working set is that subset of resident set that is actually needed for execution. (Relate this to the variable-window size method for swapping techniques.)

When the OS at the explicit request of another process creates a process, this action is called process spawning.

C++ is not an Operating System.

An Operating System is a collection of system programs that manages all the other programs application programs in a computer as well as the allocation and use of hardware resources such as the CPU, Memory and the Hard Disk Drive.

It acts as an interface between the hardware and the user level program.

It controls and facilitates the overall operation of a computer. 

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UNIX : UNIX is a popular multi-user, multitasking operating system (OS) developed at Bell Labs.

Windows NT : Windows NT is a family of operating systems produced by Microsoft, the first version of which was released in July 1993.

DOS : DOS is Disk Operating System. The term DOS can refer to any operating system.

C++ : C++ is a programming language and computing platform.

Hence, C++ is not an Operating System.

The repeated execution of a loop of code while waiting for an event to occur is called busy-waiting. The CPU is not engaged in any real productive activity during this period, and the process does not progress toward completion.

The PS command prints the process status for some or all of the running processes

Windows operating system uses the NTFS file system.

soundex()
The soundex() function calculates the soundex key of a string. A soundex key is a four character long alphanumeric string that represent English pronunciation of a word. he soundex() function can be used for spelling applications.
< ?php
$str = "hello";
echo soundex($str);
? >

metaphone()
The metaphone() function calculates the metaphone key of a string. A metaphone key represents how a string sounds if said by an English speaking person. The metaphone() function can be used for spelling applications.
< ?php
echo metaphone("world");
? >

Default permissions given to a file are:

Owner - read write and execute - 6

group - write - 4

others - write - 4