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Introduction to Computer Science

Practice Exercises

Introduction to Computer SciencePractice Exercises

Practice Exercises

1 .
Search on the Web for “Windows system structure” and compare it with “UNIX/Linux system structure.”
2 .
Draw a high-level diagram that illustrates the flow of control for an application of your choice that leverages an OS. Make sure that you identify the various components and layers as well as the users involved, if any.
3 .
Based on the operating system you are using, search on the Web for your operating system architecture.
4 .
Draw the architecture of your operating system.
5 .
Give an example of a scenario that requires synchronization.
6 .
Search on the Web for the most used allocation mechanism.
7 .
Explain how segments and pages are used to support virtual memory.
8 .
Search the Web for how to find the total number of inodes using your operating system.
9 .
Explain the relative merits of various recovery approaches. Start with the ones mentioned in the book and explore more on the Internet as needed.
10 .
Research various encryption algorithms and provide a summary of the results found.
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