This excerpt offers a introduction and review of embedded operating systems. In Part 1, the author defined the unique characteristics of an embedded OS and describes how an embedded OS works with ...

At the OS scheduling level, an algorithm that allows for a significant number of larger processes to be executed before smaller processes runs the risk of having a lower throughput.

Short Term vs. Long Term Scheduling. Most computer operating systems must multi-task. They use a scheduling algorithm that decides which of the many processes can be run at any given time. It puts ...