Assignment 1

1Name and describe the four distinct actions that a machine instruction can specify. (0.25 points for each action)

2) What is the function of an interrupt? (0.5 points)

3) What are the 3 objectives of OS design? (0.5 points each objective)

4) What is the function of the kernel of an OS? (0.5 points)

5) What is multiprogramming? (0.5 points)

6) What is a process? (0.5 points)

7) How is a real address different from a virtual address? (0.5 points)