OPERATING SYSTEM Crossword Puzzle

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KERNEL : A computer program that manages input/output requests from software and translates them into data processing instructions for the central processing unit and other electronic components of a computer
THREAD : The smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by an operating system scheduler
ARCHITECTURE : Structural and functional organization of the OS based on some set of software modules
BLOCK : A contiguous area of a file's external memory, typically read or written by a single I/O operation
BOOTING : The initial set of operations that a computer performs after electrical power is switched on or when the computer is reset
DEADLOCK : A situation during the execution of a process when more than one computer starts sharing a single resource and ultimately they both stop each other from accessing the resource
DRIVER : Hence ... manages all the connections of all the external devices in a system
CONCURRENCY : The ability of different parts or units of a program, algorithm, or problem to be executed out-of-order or in partial order, without affecting the outcome
CACHE : a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster
DAEMON : a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user
INTERFACE : a set of means and methods of interaction between the elements of the system
MULTITASKING : the property of an operating system or programming environment to enable parallel (or pseudo-parallel) processing of several processes

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kernel : a computer program that manages input/output requests from software and translates them into data processing instructions for the central processing unit and other electronic components of a computer
thread : the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by an operating system scheduler
architecture : structural and functional organization of the os based on some set of software modules
block : a contiguous area of a file's external memory, typically read or written by a single i/o operation
booting : the initial set of operations that a computer performs after electrical power is switched on or when the computer is reset
deadlock : a situation during the execution of a process when more than one computer starts sharing a single resource and ultimately they both stop each other from accessing the resource
driver : hence ... manages all the connections of all the external devices in a system
concurrency : the ability of different parts or units of a program, algorithm, or problem to be executed out-of-order or in partial order, without affecting the outcome
cache : a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster
daemon : a computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user
interface : a set of means and methods of interaction between the elements of the system
multitasking : the property of an operating system or programming environment to enable parallel (or pseudo-parallel) processing of several processes