Instead, the foundation needed a system to handle job scheduling across several operating systems and disparate applications. Also, although Sissom could schedule operating-system-specific jobs in ...

"Scheduling" is a computer term that determines how computer systems handle requests or communications. All requests or communications with a computer system require some amount of CPU, which is ...

We have already considered the multi-tasking concept – multiple quasi-independent programs apparently running at the same time, under the control of an operating system. Before we look at tasks in ...

Editor's Note: Embedded Systems Architecture, 2nd Edition, is a practical and technical guide to understanding the components that make up an embedded system’s architecture. Offering detailed ...