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Operating System

Notes 9.13 Review Questions

1. What is device driver? How it communicates with the devices?

2. What is device controller? How it differs from device driver?
3. What is memory-mapped I/O? Describe its role in the I/O system.
4. What is burst-block transfer?
5. Write a short note on computer terminal.

6. How a hard disk is physically composed? Describe it with suitable diagram.
7. What is the function of a system disk controller?
8. Write short notes on:
(a) Pseudo swap space
(b) Device swap space

(c) File system swap space
9. What are the rules for swap space allocation?
10. Explain output unit in detail.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. CPU, main memory 2. physical slots 3. input
4. that receives and/or displays output 5. device, programs

6. sector 7. 512 bytes 8. a constant angular velocity
9. an interpreter 10. Joysticks 11. counterparts
12. I/O interface

9.14 Further Readings

Books Andrew M. Lister, Fundamentals of Operating Systems, Wiley.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Albert S. Woodhull, Systems Design and Implementation,
Prentice Hall.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Modern Operating System, Prentice Hall.
Colin Ritchie, Operating Systems, BPB Publications.
Deitel H.M., “Operating Systems, 2nd Edition, Addison Wesley.
I.A. Dhotre, Operating System, Technical Publications.

Milankovic, Operating System, Tata MacGraw Hill, New Delhi.
Silberschatz, Gagne & Galvin, “Operating System Concepts”, John Wiley & Sons,
Seventh Edition.
Stalling, W., “Operating Systems”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall.

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