Answer to Question #152092 in Programming & Computer Science for Ariel

Question

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.

Answer 1

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.