Topic 6 - Resource management

Topic 6 - Resource management

6.1 Resource management

System resources

• 6.1.1 Identify the resources that need to be managed within a computer system.

• 6.1.2 Evaluate the resources available in a variety of computer systems.

• 6.1.3 Identify the limitations of a range of resources in a specified computer system.

• 6.1.4 Describe the possible problems resulting from the limitations in the resources in a computer system.

Role of the operating system

• 6.1.5 Explain the role of the operating system in terms of managing memory, peripherals and hardware interfaces

• 6.1.7 Outline OS resource management techniques: scheduling, policies, multitasking, virtual memory, paging, interrupt, polling.

• 6.1.8 Discuss the advantages of producing a dedicated operating system for a device.

• 6.1.9 Outline how an operating system hides the complexity of the hardware from users and applications.