what are handles, WS private, WS shared and Working set used for in .pdf
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Handles in an operating system are references to resources like memory and hardware devices. The working set refers to the total memory required by a process, with private working set being the exclusive memory a process holds, while shared working set can be accessed by other processes to enhance throughput.
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what are handles, WS private, WS shared and Working set used for in .pdf
- 1. what are handles, WS private, WS shared and Working set used for in the OS Solution Handle: Handle is a reference to the resources present in a operating system. Resources can be memory, a hardware device, a service etc. Some example of handles are network sockets, process identifiers, file descriptors etc. Working set (WS) is the total amount of memory a process needs to execute. Privet working set means the portion of working set which is exclusively held by a process during the execution. Memory utilized in privet working set cannot be accessed or used by other process until the memory is voluntarily released. Shared working set is the portion of working set which doesn't required exclusively by a process. There for, it can be shared with other process to increase throughput.