Question #152092
A real-time operating system is most likely to be used for which of the following task?
A. Controlling access to a shared resource in a network.
B. Ensuring that system clock works correctly on a server.
C. Managing the access to system files in a laptop computer.
D. Controlling the fuel injection system of an automobile engine.
A. Controlling access to a shared resource in a network.
B. Ensuring that system clock works correctly on a server.
C. Managing the access to system files in a laptop computer.
D. Controlling the fuel injection system of an automobile engine.
Expert's answer
Characteristics of real-time systems and their issues related to designing both soft and hard real-time operating systems are given below.
The following characteristics are typical of many real-time systems:
- Simple and Single purpose
- Small size
- Inexpensively mass-produced
- Specific timing requirements
- Reliability
- Performance
D)Controlling the fuel injection system of an automobile engine.
