//SAMPATH REDDY KOMSANI (1367896)
// SOLUTIONS TO HOME WORK 1.
1.1 The five types of hardware resources are Printer, Memory, Screen network windows system, Disk, CPU.
Printer: A printer which is placed on a network can be used by any one present on the network node. If multiple nodes tries to use or access the common printer they will be places in a printing queue and printing job is done.
Memory: A memory can be anything from storage to cache memory, which is used by different local computers. Storage can be a hard disk drive or solid state drive which holds the data of different clients on the network. A cache memory on server holds recently accessed pages for faster access by local computers.
Screen network windows system: This allows processes in remote computers to update the content of local windows.
Disk: Video on demand server, File server, Virtual disk server etc. which is the data stored in the server that can be accessed as per the user request.
CPU: Most CPU servers do some computation for their clients. Hence this is also a shared resource.
The five types of software resources are Database, Video/audio stream, Data objects, Files, Webpage.
Database: The content of database can be shared usefully. There are many techniques provided by database software’s for concurrently accessing of data.
Video/Audio stream: Each and every user on the server can access the stored audio/video. Servers deliver the audio/video to multiple clients simultaneously.
Data objects: There
Once the printers have been configured to the print server. The six computers will be connected to the server through LAN. When a user prints a document, the computer will first connect to the server, after which the server sends the print job to the allocated printer. Each computer will be allocated a printer. One of the printers will be primary, and the second one the secondary.
That means that with the network operating system we can have lots of users all concurrently using resources on our serve.One of the most important aspects about server operating systems is the security. Workstation OS provides great security for end-users, but it's still not as tight as the security offered by the network operating systems. The reason for that is that with the network operating system were providing services to hundred or thousands of concurrent users. Therefore security is critical Workstation operating systems also provide some type of authentication by using user names and passwords which reside on local database on the local
RAM: RAM stands for Random Access Memory. It is a bit like a person's short-term memory. RAM is volatile so data only exists only when the computer is turned on, and is used by the operating system and other applications.
Parallel clustering: the database application is run parallel on both hosts. The difficulty in implementing parallel clusters is providing some form of distributed locking mechanism for files on the shared disk.
This allows you to share centrally stored files to all of your connected computers easily. It also makes sharing a printer much easier than transfering everything to one computer as a gateway.
Laser printers are usually bigger than inkjet printers. A printer can print one sided or double sided. Most small offices purchase an all in one inkjet printer which means that this printer can print from a computer and can be used as a photocopier it is also able to scan documents and send fax through the internet. Printers need to be connected to a computer or computer network either wirelessly or through a cable to be able to print documents from one or more computers. Big company have often a range of different printers and copiers available depending on what is needed by the staff: fast big quantity printing or precise high quality picture and photo printing.
i) Memory : cache server (holds recently acesed web pages in its RAM, for spedier aces
Client requests file from the cold cache of the server and stores file on its disk.
Cache memory is the fastest memory outside of the CPU, runs at 10-30 ns per access.
What is a swap file? How does the computer use this file? What information might be found there?
Server: This is a computer that is designed to carry out specific functions at the request of other computers they’re connected to a network and direct the information stored on the network to clients, for example a web server will run software that receives requests from clients and then processes the request and delivers an output using HTML.
It transmits mouse and keyboard actions from one computer to another to allow technical support personnel to operate server, desktop or other device via network as it is more efficient than to guide users through the whole procedure over the phone or to have the technical support personnel to be physically at the workstation.
This type of computing even makes use of other resources such as SANs, network equipment, and security devices. It can also support applications that are accessible through the Internet. These applications make use of large data centers and powerful servers that host Web applications and Web services.
This information and instructions for the CPU are stored in Random Access Memory (RAM). This memory is the next hardware component for a bare bones PC referred to as the main memory. The CPU has direct access to any instructions for programs to be executed that are in the main memory and only in the main memory. The main memory is volatile which means it can only store data or instructions when the computer is powered on. The device that stores data when the PC is powered off is the hard drive. It is the computers primary method of storage. Another way it stores memory is through the floppy drive. This form of memory is removable.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology describes cloud storage as a model for enabling ubiquitous, on-demand network access to a shared configurable computing resources that can be swiftly accessed and released with minimal effort or service provider collaboration. It is comprised of a collection of hardware and software that allows the infrastructure of the cloud to work in a seamless, unified effort. Depending on the classification of information and the service provider the remote servers can be located within the same facility. The stored data is