MC78 Homework 4 (Fall 1996)

Due: November 18, 1996

1. Do problem 9 from chapter 5 of the textbook; it is on page 238.
2. Section 4.3.6 mentioned that file system block caches (or buffer caches) can either be write-through caches or not. (Tanenbaum doesn't name the alternative; the usual name is write-back.) What relationship does this decision have with the material in section 5.3.2?
3. Do problem 8 from chapter 6 of the textbook; it is on page 263.
4. Do problem 12 from chapter 6 of the textbook; it is on page 263.

Instructor: Max Hailperin