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Mac OS X Darwin and Ubuntu Linux: Comparison of Some Common Operating System Algorithms

Overview For this paper, the authors conducted a basic numerical analysis of the Macintosh OS X Darwin kernel and Ubuntu Linux 2.6 kernel by testing several different aspects inherent to the operating system. To exercise file I/O handling the authors examined the repeated creation of small text files. In addition, it examined disk cache behavior by attempting to overflow the cache with junk data. To test memory duress response, the authors exposed the kernel to malignant processes and analyzed the resultant data.

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Publisher	Carnegie Mellon University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	May 2005	Downloads	4
Format	White Papers
Topics	Linux - Open Source, Mac OS, Linux Server OS

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