MULTIPROCESSOR OPERATING SYSTEMS,
Abstract
The history and present status (1965) of multiprocessing, multiprogramming, and timesharing are reviewed. It is concluded that, despite their diverse histories, these techniques are destined to be intertwined. Although the mechanical problems in operating systems that exploit these techniques have largely been solved and the difficult memory allocation problem is on the brink of solution, the important question of optimum operating system strategy in initiating, suspending, and terminating jobs is largely unexplored. Suggestions are made concerning models which might be suitable for both analytic and Monte-Carlo approaches to the optimization of operating system strategy and to the selection of optimum hardware mixes. An extensive bibliography is included. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 11, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0651707
Entities
People
- Bruce Wald
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory