Purpose of the Assignment:
The assignment focuses on the role of Operating Systems (OS) as an interface between the user and the computer hardware, and the use of command line interface. It helps the students to understand the different types of OS and their relative performances.
With this assignment, students will learn how to research and comprehend the basic concepts of OS, and appreciate the differences and similarities in the interfacing role they play on various computing and communication devices.
Assignment 1 Questions
(10 Marks)
- You are the head of IT for a large hospital, and you need to choose an operating system (OS) for the hospital’s computer network. The hospital has several departments, such as the emergency room, the intensive care unit, the laboratory, the pharmacy, and the administrative offices. The hospital also uses different types of medical equipment that are connected to the network. What type of OS should be considered for the hospital’s computer network? Reason out why this type of OS should be selected. (3 Marks)
- Examine different types of operating systems and their application (List minimum of 4 OS). (3 Marks)
- Provide an application that uses real-time operating system (RTOS) and justify why it is suitable for the application to use RTOS. (3 Marks