OS PUZZLE - DECODE THE OPERATING SYSTEM.
Across
- 6. A computing architecture featuring two or more processors
- 7. The main central component of an operating system that manages resources
- 8. The basic execution unit within a process that has its own stack
- 9. A situation where a low-priority process is starved of CPU time
Down
- 1. A state where processes cannot proceed because each is waiting for the other
- 2. Method of temporarily storing data in RAM to balance device speeds
- 3. The interface through which a user program requests OS services
- 4. A binary locking flag used in process synchronization
- 5. OS technique that rapidly switches CPU among multiple active users
- 8. The number of processes completed by the system per unit time