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Name and briefly describe two semaphore operations.

Name three things that using virtual memory on a computer lets you do that you can’t do if it does not use virtual memory?

It is unsafe and/or undesirable to let a *nix (Unix, Linux, etc.) process catch and handle all possible signals sent to it.

Approximately how many bytes are actually available on a “100 GB” hard drive?

What round robin scheduling degrades to if timeslices become very long __________ .

What was wrong with the person in the episode you watched?  

What is the main difference between an interpreter and a compiler?

What is the function of the “linker?”

The Unix system employs structures called _________ to describe a file system object.

An undesirable situation that occurs when a device or system attempts to perform two or more operations at the same time, but because of the nature of the device or system, the operations must be done in the proper sequence to be done correctly, is known as a(n):