POS355 Introduction to Operating Systems

Week 3 Discussion

Monitoring Processor Performance

Research tools that can be used to monitor the processor performance for Windows®, Linux®, and Mac® OSX.

Share your findings with the class.

Discuss the differences in these tools for all three Operating Systems along with how these tools can help you manage the health of each operating system.

Respond to a minimum of two of your peers.

Supporting Activity: OS Server

Search the Internet for operating system, focusing on Windows Server and Windows desktop OS. Based on your web search,what are the differences and similarities between Windows Server OS and the desktop OS version?

Supporting Activity: Embedded OS

What are some of the key characteristics of an embedded OS? Discuss why they are important. Describe some examples of markets where embedded systems are used.