operating system

Hello All, Yesterday I was checking my skills on the operating system by some OS MCQs. I have a doubt on one question which is when can the binding of instructions and data to memory addresses be done? a. Load Time b. Compile Time c. Execution Time d. All of them Answer is Binding of...

What is Affinity_? Please explain it with a small example , please do not answer with this ( ask google), there are lots of resources on Google and all them are un-understandable and not for nOObs :)

Should threads from the same process (or processes from the same virtual machine) run at the same time on the CPUs?

Debian 11 "bullseye" released "After 2 years, 1 month, and 9 days of development, the Debian project is proud to present its new stable version 11 (code name bullseye), which will be supported for the next 5 years..." Bullseye was announced for release on August 14th, 2021, and replaces Buster...

Catalina has been out for a little while now. It would be interesting to hear people's user experiences if they've upgraded. I haven't yet, because I know it's going to break a lot of things just be being 64-bit only. However, Catalina is also one of the biggest jumps in terms of increased...

With the exception of one laptop running Apple Snow Leopard years ago I've exclusively had computers running on a Windows. Beyond Apple and Microsoft OSs the only other option I've heard of is Linux and Unix. Having tried to get use to Windows 10 for a few years now I'm thinking once I have the...

Microsoft has announced that it will be shipping a Linux kernel with Windows. The Windows Subsystem for Linux: WSL 2 will bring full support for Docker and other Linux features to Windows. This will be the first time a Linux kernel is shipped with Windows and it is based on the 4.19 version of...

Jason Evangelho of Forbes has started a Linux series where he reviews various Linux distributions (distros) for ease of use and performance in regards to Linux gaming. Jason's series isn't about just running benchmarks as he asks questions that everyday users would need to find out. Where am I...

Theo de Raadt, an OpenBSD co-founder has officially announced that the open-source operating system will not utilize Hyper-threading for Intel processors. He complains that Intel isn't telling them about upcoming discovered threats and the steps that an OS developer needs to take to mitigate...

OpenWrt is an open source Linux operating system targeting embedded devices such as routers, smartphones, pocket computers, and residential gateways. OpenWrt version 18.06.0 is the first stable version after the OpenWrt/LEDE project merger and the source code is available on the project's...

Google has been fighting with itself for a long time having Android and Chrome OS overlapping each other, and now Slash Gear is reporting that Google is apparently working on a third wheel. "Andromeda" was a rumor that had started from people thinking that Google would merge their two current...

Apple is releasing their Local Integrated System Architecture (LISA) OS as open source next year. If you recall, the Apple Lisa didn't sell well at all, as a matter of fact it only sold 10K units. However, it was the first PC to have a GUI and use a mouse. Just think if Apple didn't sell the...

High Sierra has been available for a short while. Feel free to hop in and talk about experiences you're having with it. Apple's Info: https://www.apple.com/macos/high-sierra/ Features Article: https://www.macworld.com/article/3199825/macs/macos-high-sierra-features-specs-pricing-faq.html ===...

So there you have it. This is presumably why Microsoft has been so worried, and has been so heavy handed in trying to force people into its ecosystem, rather than just trying to rely on a traditional operating system model. If current trends continue Q1 -Q2 some time of 2017 will be when...

It seems at Microsoft they are doing miracle work these days :) http://www.fudzilla.com/news/43005-windows-10-will-stop-randomly-re-booting-on-updates Let's hope this feature makes it into a retail version :)

Scenario: * Surface Pro tablets used in a financial institution will be decommissioned and raffled off to employees * Secure wiping is required while retaining the OS Route A: * Do full reset + full drive cleaning option via OS, then use CCleaner to wipe free space, and perform another full...

Hi Two years ago, we started developing Jimber OS with some friends. Now, we have an alpha version of Jimber OS. Jimber OS is an operating system like ChromeOS. it's web based, but Jimber is unique cause you we build a custom frame and now it's possible to surf to any website in an iframe...