First Assignment fall CS604 (Operating System) for 2012

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Assignment solution Fall 2012_Cs604_1

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Question 1: [Marks 10]
Let us consider a situation in which functionality is placed in device controller instead of keeping that
functionality in kernel.
Write down any two advantages and any two disadvantages of this scenario.
Question 2: [Marks 5]
Let us consider a scenario in which a job/process loses its ability of using a CPU when it gets rolled out of
memory.
Explain a scenario in which a job/process loses its ability of using a CPU without getting rolled out of memory.