(Current time) this user (Current user) is the only user (only one user is there) using ti system. What maximum gain in speed can be hoped for this job in this system as compared its execution on a single-processor system (assume that all the processors we are talking abo are of equal capability)? What factors might cause the gain in speed to be less than th

Which of the following functions do the processor unit and programmer counter fulfill in the von Neumann architecture?

What is the effect on the machine's performance of the method employed to manage interrupts?

Please refer to this textbook: “A. Silberschatz, P. B. Galvin and G. Gagne, “Operating System Principles,”7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006.”   And answer the following questions: Question:The Ricart& Argwala mutual exclusion algorithm: (a)   Does not depend on time stamps in messages while Lamport's does. (b)  Cannot handle the case where two or more processes request the same resource at the same time. (c)   Does not require a process to send messages to the entire group while Lamport's does. (d)  Requires fewer messages than Lamport's algorithm.