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操作系统概念第七版答案(最新最全且含编程代码).doc
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solutions to the exercises
Chapter 1
1.1 In a multiprogramming and time-sharing environment, several users share the
system simultaneously. This situation can result in various security problems.
a. What are two such problems?
b. Can we ensure the same degree of security in a time-shared machine as in a dedicated
machine? Explain your answer.
Answer:
a. Stealing or copying one’s programs or data; using system resources (CPU, memory,
disk space, peripherals) without proper accounting.
b. Probably not, since any protection scheme devised by humans can inevitably be
broken by a human, and the more complex the scheme, the more difficult it is to feel
confident of its correct implementation.
1.2 The issue of resource utilization shows up in different forms in different types
of operating systems. List what resources must be managed
carefully in the following settings:
Workstations connected to servers
a. Mainframe or minicomputer systems
c. Handheld computers
b.
Answer:
a. Mainframes:memory and CPU resources, storage, network bandwidth.
b. Workstations: memory and CPU resouces
c. Handheld computers: power consumption, memory resources.
1.3 Under what circumstances would a user be better off using a timesharing system
rather than a PC or single-user workstation?
Answer: When there are few other users, the task is large, and the hardware is fast,
time-sharingmakes sense. The full power of the system can be brought to bear on the
user’s problem. The problemcan be solved faster than on a personal computer. Another
case occurs when lots of other users need resources at the same time.
A personal computer is best when the job is small enough to be executed reasonably
on it and when performance is sufficient to execute the program to the user’s
satisfaction.
1.4 Which of the functionalities listed below need to be supported by the operating
system for the following two settings: (a) handheld devices and (b) real-time systems.
a. Batch programming
b. Virtual memory
c. Time sharing
Answer: For real-time systems, the operating system needs to support virtual memory
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and time sharing in a fair manner. For handheld systems,the operating system needs
to provide virtual memory, but does not need to provide time-sharing. Batch
programming is not necessary in both settings.
1.5 Describe the differences between symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing.What
are three advantages and one disadvantage of multiprocessor systems?
Answer: Symmetric multiprocessing treats all processors as equals, and I/O can be
processed on any CPU. Asymmetric multiprocessing has one master CPU and the remainder
CPUs are slaves. The master distributes tasks among the slaves, and I/O is usually
done by the master only.
Multiprocessors can save money by not duplicating power supplies,housings, and
peripherals. They can execute programs more quickly and can have increased
reliability. They are also more complex in both hardware and software than
uniprocessor systems.
1.6 How do clustered systems differ from multiprocessor systems? What is required
for two machines belonging to a cluster to cooperate to provide a highly available
service?
Answer: Clustered systems are typically constructed by combining multiple computers
into a single system to perform a computational task distributed across the cluster.
Multiprocessor systems on the other hand could be a single physical entity comprising
of multiple CPUs. A clustered system is less tightly coupled than a multiprocessor
system.Clustered systems communicate using messages, while processors in a
multiprocessor system could communicate using shared memory.
In order for twomachines to provide a highly available service, the state on the
two machines should be replicated and should be consistently updated. When one of
the machines fail, the other could then take-over the functionality of the failed
machine.
1.7 Distinguish between the client-server and peer-to-peer models of distributed
systems.
Answer: The client-server model firmly distinguishes the roles of the client and
server. Under this model, the client requests services that are provided by the
server. The peer-to-peer model doesn’t have such strict roles. In fact, all nodes
in the system are considered peers and thus may act as either clients or servers
- or both. A node may request a service from another peer, or the node may in fact
provide such a service to other peers in the system.
For example, let’s consider a system of nodes that share cooking recipes.Under the
client-server model, all recipes are stored with the server. If a client wishes to
access a recipe, it must request the recipe from the specified server. Using the
peer-to-peer model, a peer node could ask other peer nodes for the specified recipe.
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The node (or perhaps nodes) with the requested recipe could provide it to the
requesting node. Notice how each peer may act as both a client (i.e. it may request
recipes) and as a server (it may provide recipes.)
1.8 Consider a computing cluster consisting of twonodes running adatabase.Describe
two ways in which the cluster software can manage access to the data on the disk.
Discuss the benefits and disadvantages of each.
Answer: Consider the following two alternatives: asymmetric clustering and parallel
clustering. With asymmetric clustering, one host runs the database application with
the other host simply monitoring it. If the server fails, the monitoring host becomes
the active server. This is appropriate for providing redundancy. However, it does
not utilize the potential processing power of both hosts. With parallel clustering,
the database application can run in parallel on both hosts. The difficulty
implementing parallel clusters is providing some form of distributed locking
mechanism for files on the shared disk.
1.9 How are network computers different from traditional personal computers?
Describe some usage scenarios in which it is advantageous to use network computers.
Answer: A network computer relies on a centralized computer for most of its services.
It can therefore have a minimal operating system to manage its resources. A personal
computer on the other hand has to be capable of providing all of the required
functionality in a standalonemanner without relying on a centralized manner.
Scenarios where administrative costs are high and where sharing leads to more
efficient use of resources are precisely those settings where network computers are
preferred.
1.10 What is the purpose of interrupts? What are the differences between a trap and
an interrupt? Can traps be generated intentionally by a user program? If so, for
what purpose?
Answer: An interrupt is a hardware-generated change-of-flow within the system. An
interrupt handler is summoned to deal with the cause of the interrupt; control is
then returned to the interrupted context and instruction. A trap is a
software-generated interrupt. An interrupt can be used to signal the completion of
an I/O to obviate the need for device polling. A trap can be used to call operating
system routines or to catch arithmetic errors.
1.11 Direct memory access is used for high-speed I/O devices in order to avoid
increasing the CPU′s execution load.
a. How does the CPU interface with the device to coordinate the transfer?
b. How does the CPU know when the memory operations are complete?
c. The CPU is allowed to execute other programs while the DMA controller is
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transferring data. Does this process interfere with the execution of the user
programs? If so, describe what forms of interference are caused.
Answer: The CPU can initiate a DMA operation by writing values into special registers
that can be independently accessed by the device.The device initiates the
corresponding operation once it receives a command from the CPU. When the device
is finished with its operation, it interrupts the CPU to indicate the completion
of the operation.
Both the device and the CPU can be accessing memory simultaneously.The memory
controller provides access to the memory bus in a fair manner to these two entities.
A CPU might therefore be unable to issue memory operations at peak speeds since it
has to compete with the device in order to obtain access to the memory bus.
1.12 Some computer systems do not provide a privileged mode of operation in hardware.
Is it possible to construct a secure operating system for these computer systems?
Give arguments both that it is and that it is not possible.
Answer: An operating system for a machine of this type would need to remain in control
(or monitor mode) at all times. This could be accomplished by two methods:
a. Software interpretation of all user programs (like some BASIC,Java, and LISP
systems, for example). The software interpreter would provide, in software, what
the hardware does not provide.
b. Require meant that all programs be written in high-level languages so that all
object code is compiler-produced. The compiler would generate (either in-line or
by function calls) the protection checks that the hardware is missing.
1.13 Give two reasons why caches are useful.What problems do they solve? What
problems do they cause? If a cache can be made as large as the device for which it
is caching (for instance, a cache as large as a disk), why not make it that large
and eliminate the device?
Answer: Caches are useful when two or more components need to exchange data, and
the components perform transfers at differing speeds.Caches solve the transfer
problem by providing a buffer of intermediate speed between the components. If the
fast device finds the data it needs in the cache, it need not wait for the slower
device. The data in the cache must be kept consistent with the data in the components.
If a omponent has a data value change, and the datum is also in the cache, the cache
must also be updated. This is especially a problem on multiprocessor systemswhere
more than one process may be accessing a datum.Acomponent may be eliminated by an
equal-sized cache, but only if: (a) the cache and the component have equivalent
state-saving capacity (that is,if the component retains its data when electricity
is removed, the cache must retain data as well), and (b) the cache is affordable,
because faster storage tends to be more expensive.
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1.14 Discuss, with examples, how the problem of maintaining coherence of cached data
manifests itself in the following processing environments:
a. Single-processor systems
b. Multiprocessor systems
c. Distributed systems
Answer: In single-processor systems, the memory needs to be updated when a processor
issues updates to cached values. These updates can be performed immediately or in
a lazy manner. In amultiprocessor system,different processors might be caching the
same memory location in its local caches. When updates are made, the other cached
locations need to be invalidated or updated. In distributed systems, consistency
of cached memory values is not an issue. However, consistency problems might arise
when a client caches file data.
1.15 Describe a mechanism for enforcing memory protection in order to prevent a
program from modifying the memory associated with other programs.
Answer: The processor could keep track of what locations are associated with each
process and limit access to locations that are outside of a program’s extent.
Information regarding the extent of a program’s memory could be maintained by using
base and limits registers and by performing a check for every memory access.
1.16 What network configuration would best suit the following environments?
a. A dormitory floor
b. A university campus
c. A state
d. A nation
Answer:
a. A dormitory floor - A LAN.
b. A university campus - A LAN, possible a WAN for very large campuses.
c. A state - AWAN.
d. A nation - A WAN.
1.17 Define the essential properties of the following types of operating systems:
a. Batch
b. Interactive
c. Time sharing
d. Real time
e. Network
f. Parallel
g. Distributed
h. Clustered
i. Handheld
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Answer:
a. Batch. Jobs with similar needs are batched together and run through the computer
as a group by an operator or automatic job sequencer. Performance is increased by
attempting to keep CPU and I/O devices busy at all times through buffering, off-line
operation, spooling, andmultiprogramming. Batch is good for executing large jobs
that need little interaction; it can be submitted and picked up later.
b. Interactive. This system is composed of many short transactions where the results
of the next transaction may be unpredictable. Response time needs to be short
(seconds) since the user submits and waits for the result.
c. Time sharing. This systems uses CPU scheduling and multiprogramming to provide
economical interactive use of a system. The CPU switches rapidly from one user to
another. Instead of having a job defined by spooled card images, each program reads
its next control card from the terminal, and output is normally printed immediately
to the screen.
d. Real time. Often used in a dedicated application, this system reads information
from sensors and must respond within a fixed amount of time to ensure correct
performance.
e. Network. Provides operating system features across a network such as file sharing.
f. SMP. Used in systems where there are multiple CPU’s each running the same copy
of the operating system.Communication takes place across the system bus.
g. Distributed.This system distributes computation among several physical
processors. The processors do not share memory or a clock. Instead, each processor
has its own local memory. They communicate with each other through various
communication lines, such as a high-speed bus or local area network.
h. Clustered. A clustered system combines multiple computers into a single system
to perform computational task distributed across the cluster.
i. Handheld. A small computer system that performs simple tasks such as calendars,
email, and web browsing. Handheld systems differ from traditional desktop
systemswith smallermemory and display screens and slower processors.
1.18 What are the tradeoffs inherent in handheld computers?
Answer: Handheld computers are much smaller than traditional desktop PC’s. This
results in smaller memory, smaller screens, and slower processing capabilities than
a standard desktop PC. Because of these limitations,most handhelds currently can
perform only basic tasks such as calendars, email, and simple word processing.
However, due to their small size, they are quite portable and, when they are equipped
with wireless access, can provide remote access to electronic mail and the world
wide web.
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Chapter 2
2.1 The services and functions provided by an operating system can be divided into
two main categories. Briefly describe the two categories and discuss how they differ.
Answer: One class of services provided by an operating system is to enforce
protection between different processes running concurrently in the system.
Processes are allowed to access only thosememory locations that are associated with
their address spaces. Also, processes are not allowed to corrupt files associated
with other users. A process is also not allowed to access devices directly without
operating system ntervention.
The second class of services provided by an operating system is to provide new
functionality that is not supported directly by the underlying hardware. Virtual
memory and file systems are two such examples of new services provided by an operating
system.
2.2 List five services provided by an operating system that are designed to make
it more convenient for users to use the computer system. In what cases it would be
impossible for user-level programs to provide these services? Explain.
Answer:
• Program execution. The operating system loads the contents (or sections) of a file
into memory and begins its execution. A user-level program could not be trusted to
properly allocate CPU time.
• I/O operations. Disks, tapes, serial lines, and other devices must be communicated
with at a very low level. The user need only specify the device and the operation
to perform on it, while the system converts that request into device- or
controller-specific commands. User-level programs cannot be trusted to only access
devices they should have access to and to only access them when they are otherwise
unused.
• File-system manipulation. There are many details in file creation, deletion,
allocation, and naming that users should not have to perform. Blocks of disk space
are used by files and must be tracked. Deleting a file requires removing the name
file information and freeing the allocated blocks. Protections must also be checked
to assure proper file access. User programs could neither ensure adherence to
protection methods nor be trusted to allocate only free blocks and deallocate blocks
on file deletion.
• Communications. Message passing between systems requires messages be turned into
packets of information, sent to the network controller,transmitted across a
communications medium, and reassembled by the destination system. Packet ordering
and data correction must take place. Again, user programs might not coordinate access
to the network device, or they might receive packets destined for other processes.
• Error detection. Error detection occurs at both the hardware and software levels.
At the hardware level, all data transfers must be inspected to ensure that data have
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not been corrupted in transit. All data on media must be checked to be sure they
have not changed since they were written to the media. At the software level, media
must be checked for data consistency; for instance, do the number of allocated and
unallocated blocks of storage match the total number on the device. There, errors
are frequently process-independent (for instance, the corruption of data on a disk),
so there must be a global program (the operating system) that handles all types of
errors. Also, by having errors processed by the operating system, processes need
not contain code to catch and correct all the errors possible on a system.
2.3 Describe three general methods for passing parameters to the operating system.
Answer:
a. Pass parameters in registers
b. Registers pass starting addresses of blocks of parameters
c. Parameters can be placed, or pushed, onto the stack by the program, and popped
off the stack by the operating system.
2.4 Describe how you could obtain a statistical profile of the amount of time spent
by a program executing different sections of its code.Discuss the importance of
obtaining such a statistical profile.
Answer: One could issue periodic timer interrupts and monitor what instructions or
what sections of code are currently executing when the interrupts are delivered.
A statistical profile of which pieces of code were active should be consistent with
the time spent by the program in different sections of its code. Once such a
statistical profile has been obtained, the programmer could optimize those sections
of code that are consuming more of the CPU resources.
2.5 What are the five major activities of an operating system in regard to file
management?
Answer:
• The creation and deletion of files
• The creation and deletion of directories
• The support of primitives for manipulating files and directories
• The mapping of files onto secondary storage
• The backup of files on stable (nonvolatile) storage media
2.6 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the same systemcall interface
for manipulating both files and devices?
Answer: Each device can be accessed as though it was a file in the file system. Since
most of the kernel deals with devices through this file interface,it is relatively
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