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Firmware/OS

The document discusses the differences between firmware and operating systems, 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, and the advantages and disadvantages of using an operating system. Firmware resides in ROM and controls basic hardware functions, while an operating system acts as an interface between hardware and software and allows different programs to run. A 64-bit system can access more than 4 billion times the memory of a 32-bit system. Operating systems provide user-friendly interfaces, allow hardware to be used without specialized skills, and manage resources, but also increase memory and security requirements.

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Firmware/OS

The document discusses the differences between firmware and operating systems, 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems, and the advantages and disadvantages of using an operating system. Firmware resides in ROM and controls basic hardware functions, while an operating system acts as an interface between hardware and software and allows different programs to run. A 64-bit system can access more than 4 billion times the memory of a 32-bit system. Operating systems provide user-friendly interfaces, allow hardware to be used without specialized skills, and manage resources, but also increase memory and security requirements.

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Assignment 1

1. What is the difference between Firmware and Operating System?


- Firmware is a piece of programming code embedded in a particular hardware while on the other
hand the Operating System is a system software that operates as the foundation layer on a computer (or
computing device). It acts as the interface between the hardware and the end-user of the computing
devices. Firmware typically resides in the ROM whereas the OS lives on disk. Firmware is a small
program but the OS is a huge one. Firmware is usually fixed but the OS is often updated on a regular
basis. Firmware is low-level operations, whereas the OS is high-level interfaces. Firmware is used for a
single purpose, but the OS is used for general purposes, which allows any kind of software to run on
multiple types of hardware.
2. What is the difference between 32-bit vs 64-bit Operating System?
- A 64-bit processor is more capable than a 32-bit processor because it can handle more data at once. A
64-bit processor can store more computational values, including memory addresses, which means it can
access over 4 billion times the physical memory of a 32-bit processor.
The key difference is 32-bit processors are perfectly capable of handling a limited amount of RAM (in
Windows, 4GB or less), and 64-bit processors can utilize much more. A major difference between 32-bit
processors and 64-bit processors is the number of calculations per second they can perform, which affects
the speed at which they can complete tasks.
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using an Operating System?

Advantages Disadvantages
• O/S gives the interface between the clients and • It has broadened memory access times, for
equipment. example, page table query.

• O/S permits to User Friendly Graphic Interface • Need improvement with utilizing TLB.
for all clients since it gives different menus,
catches, symbols, and more for simple route. • Required protected page tables. Need more
memory for memory board.
• No necessary any specialized aptitudes for
working GUI O/S. • Need inner fracture.

• financially savvy. • Page Table Length Register (PTLR) needs to


bound with virtual memory size.
• It has answerable for controlling and control of
all PC capacities. • It required greater improvement in staggered
page tables and variable page sizes.
• These stages are agreeable for all projects.
• Obscure clients can be utilized your framework
• It permits best highlights, for example, without your authorization.
“Attachment and play”, implies no need any
drivers for utilizing their gadgets like as mouse, • On the off chance that working framework get
console, and sky is limit from there. shortcoming, at that point your information can be
• O/S utilizes various procedures, for example, obliterated from O/S.
memory division, paging, and trading. Working • It is exceptionally troublesome assignment for
framework can deal with own memory with giving whole assurance from all infections in light
utilizing those methods. of fact that any danger can be embedded any time.
And many more…

References:
Difference between Firmware and Operating System:
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-firmware-and-operating-system/

Difference between 32 bit and 64-bit Operating System:


https://www.javatpoint.com/32-bit-vs-64-bit-operating-system#:~:text=Difference%20between
%2032%2Dbit%20and,of%20a%2032%2Dbit%20processor.

Advantages and Disadvantages of Operating System:


https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-operating-system/

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