Exercise (chapter 1)
1. Name the five key concepts about an operating system that you think a user needs to
know and understand.
2. Why does computer system require different types of memory (such as volatile, nonvolatile)
?
3. Explain the impact of the evolution of computer hardware with respect to the evolution of
operating system software.
4. List operating system that included GUI for user interface in 1980-1990
5. List the functions of bootstrap program.
6. Explain and show an example of the following system:
a. Time-sharing systems
b. Multiprogramming systems
c. Real-time systems
d. Multiprocessor systems
7. List three disadvantages of handheld systems