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A simple stochastic model is described which offers a base for understanding the relationship between the number of programs permitted to share memory (the degree of multiprogramming), drum traffic ...

A simulated multiprogramming environment demonstrating instruction processing, dynamic memory management and advanced job handling. This project showcases OS functionalities and memory operations with ...

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Abstract: This paper investigates some of the effects of varying the number of central processing units (CPU's) available to a multiprogramming system both when parallel processing of a single task ...

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ABSTRACT: It is well known, in queueing theory, that the system performance is greatly influenced by scheduling policy. No universal optimum scheduling strategy exists in systems where individual ...