Early Intel processors (e. g., the 8086) did not provide hardware support for dual-mode operation (i. e., support for a separate user mode and kernel mode). As a result, most of the systems implemented on these processors did not support multi-user operation. List and explain one potential problem associated with supporting multi-user operation without hardware support for dual-mode operation.

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Erik Lucas

28 August, 06:18

Early Intel processors (e. g., the 8086) did not provide hardware support for dual-mode operation (i. e., support for a separate user mode and kernel mode). As a result, most of the systems implemented on these processors did not support multi-user operation. List and explain one potential problem associated with supporting multi-user operation without hardware support for dual-mode operation.

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Kamila Burke · Answer 1

Uneven use of resources

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Potential problem associated with supporting multi - user operation without hardware support is:

Uneven use of resources: In a situation where we assign a set of resources to user 1 and if a new user comes, then it would be difficult to allocate new resources to him. The processor would get confused between the two users. And the tasks would not be completed. This can affect task processing.