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Aircraft systems

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New jobs are admitted into the system
-- long-term or high-level scheduling

Once in the system, processes go through a number of state changes
-- short-term or low-level or CPU scheduling

A process is a "running program" or "program in execution"

Processes have a variety of states:


   RUNNING           READY                 WAITING (on I/O)
    STATE            STATE                  STATE

   +-----+                               +-----------------------+
   |     |     +--------------------+    |                 P2 P8 |
   | CPU | <== |="" p3="" |="" p6="" |="" p5="" |="" ...="">==><== i/o="" subsystem="" p13="" |="" |="" p11="" |="" +--------------------+="" |="" |="" +-----+="" +-----------------------+="" (a="" cpu=""
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Sorting Algorithms and Hash Tables: Explained and Compared

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Sorting Algorithms and Their Bounds

Results like the Ω(nlgn) lower bound on all sorting via binary comparisons are difficult to establish. On the other hand, results like the O(n2) upper bound on INSERTION-SORT are easier to achieve. Explain adequately the difference in the “ease” of arriving at these results.

One result applies to all sorting algorithms that are based on binary comparisons (and so is harder to establish) while the other result is simply for one specific sorting algorithm in the same category. A more complete answer would involve an argument that rightly recognizes that the lower bound result is one that also applies to algorithms that exist and also those yet to be devised (yes, even those that may be written a hundred... Continue reading "Sorting Algorithms and Hash Tables: Explained and Compared" »

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HTML Basics: Elements, Attributes, Structure, Images, Headings, Paragraphs, and Links

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HTML Basics

All HTML documents must start with a document type declaration: <!DOCTYPE html>.

The HTML document itself begins with <html> and ends with </html>.

The visible part of the HTML document is between <body> and </body>.

HTML Elements

Elements consist of a start tag and end tag, with the content inserted in between:

<tagname>Content goes here...</tagname>

HTML Attributes

All HTML elements can have attributes.

Attributes provide additional information about an element.

Attributes are always specified in the start tag.

Attributes usually come in name/value pairs like: name="value"

HTML Structure

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html>

<body>

My First Heading</h1>

My first paragraph.</p>

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Understanding Databases: Concepts and Key Components

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What is a Database?

A database is an organized collection of data, visualized as a container of information. The data is typically organized to model relevant aspects of reality. A Database Management System (DBMS) is a software package with computer programs that controls the creation, maintenance, and use of a database. It allows organizations to conveniently develop databases for various applications.

A database is an integrated collection of data records, files, and other objects. A DBMS allows different user application programs to concurrently access the same database. Typically, databases available on database servers are accessed through command-line or graphical user interface tools, referred to as front-ends; database servers are referred... Continue reading "Understanding Databases: Concepts and Key Components" »

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Understanding Counting Principles, Knowledge Types, and Geometric Thinking

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The Counting Principles

Counting is the action of finding the number of elements in a finite set of objects. Here are the key principles:

  1. The Stable-Order Principle: To count effectively, the list of words used (like one, two, three) must be in a repeatable order.
  2. The One-to-One Principle: This involves assigning one, and only one, distinct counting word to each item being counted.
  3. The Cardinal Principle: When the one-to-one and stable-order principles are followed, the number name given to the final object in a collection represents the total number of items in that collection.
  4. The Order-Irrelevance Principle: This principle highlights that the order in which items are counted doesn't affect the total count.
  5. The Abstraction Principle: These counting
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3D Cube Transformations in OpenGL: Scaling, Translation, and Rotation

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Introduction

This program demonstrates how to draw a 3D cube in OpenGL and perform various transformations on it, including scaling, translation, and rotation about one axis.

Code

#include <GL/glut.h>

bool movingRight = false;
float xLocation = 0.0f;

void display() {
  glClearColor(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
  glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
  glLoadIdentity();
  glTranslatef(0.0f, 0.0f, -5.0f);
  glTranslatef(xLocation, 0.0f, 0.0f);
  glutWireCube(2.0f);
  glutSwapBuffers();

  if (movingRight)
    xLocation -= 0.05f;
  else
    xLocation += 0.05f;

  if (xLocation < -3.0f)
    movingRight = false;
  else if (xLocation > 3.0f)
    movingRight = true;
}

void reshape(int width, int height) {
  glViewport(0, 0, (GLsizei)width, (GLsizei)
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Refer to the exhibit. A network administrator has segmented the network into two VLANs and configured Router1 for inter-VLAN routing. A test of the network, however, shows that hosts on each VLAN can only access local resources and not resources on t

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  1.  A network technician is configuring port Security on a LAN switch interface. The security policy requires host MAC Addresses to be learned dynamically, stored in the address table, and Saved to the switch running configuration. Which command does the technician Need to add to the following configuration to implement this Policy? Switch(config)# interface fa0/1 
    Switch(config-if)# switchport mode access 
    Switch(config-if)# switchport port-security

·Switch(config-if)# switchport port-security mac-address sticky

  1. On which switch interface would an Administrator configure an IP address so that the switch can be managed Remotely?

·VLAN 1

  1. Refer to the exhibit. Match the packets with Their destination IP address to the exiting interface on the router.
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Understanding Cisco IGRP and EIGRP Protocols

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Understanding IGRP Protocol

What is IGRP?

IGRP is a Cisco-specific protocol developed in the mid-1980s.

IGRP Advantages Over RIP

IGRP calculates a composite metric from a set of route variables. It can be implemented on networks of up to 255 hops in diameter. Additional advantages include:

  • Unequal-cost load sharing
  • An update period three times longer than RIP's
  • A more efficient update packet format

Unlike RIP, which uses UDP, the IGRP process is accessed directly from the IP layer as protocol 9.

IGRP Routing and Process Domains

Using domains allows isolating communications within one domain from others. IGRP uses two types: routing domains and process domains.

  • Routing domains: Defined by Autonomous System (AS) boundaries and communicate via Exterior Gateway
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SDN

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OPENFLOW:

defines OpenFlow as the first standard communications interface defined between the control and forwarding layers of an SDN architecture. OpenFlow allows direct access to and manipulation of the forwarding plane of network devices such as switches and routers, both physical and virtual 


OPENFLOW CONFIG CONCEPTS


OF Capable Switch: Physical OF switch.  Can contain one or more OF logicalswitches.

OpenFlow Configuration Point: configurationservice

OF Controller: Controls logical switch via OFprotocol

Operational Context: OF logicalswitch

OF Queue: Queues of packets waiting forforwarding

OF Port: forwarding interface. May be physical orlogical.

OF Resource: ports, queues, certificates, flow tables and other  resources of OF capableswitches 

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Advantages of Address Aggregation and Key Characteristics of Routing Protocols

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Discuss the advantages of address aggregation (summarization) with respect to routing table size, routing update exchange, and routing optimization?

Route aggregation and subnetting shrink the size of routing tables used by routers. Without CIDR, a router must maintain many individual entries for routes within the same network. CIDR guarantees more efficient routing and reduces the number of CPU cycles when updating a routing table. It also reduces router memory requirements.

What are the key characteristics or requirements that should be fulfilled by any routing protocol?

A routing protocol should guarantee loop-free paths, calculate multi-hop optimal paths, use simple or composite network metrics, be scalable, converge rapidly, use network resources... Continue reading "Advantages of Address Aggregation and Key Characteristics of Routing Protocols" »

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