Operating System Design Null Hypothesis:

Operating System Design

Null hypothesis:

HO: Upgrading to the multi-core Operating system, multi- processor will assist the Jinx Transport & Logistics Company to do multi-tasking applications such as digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and other general-purpose applications.

Alternative hypothesis:

HA: Upgrading to the multi-core Operating system, multi- processor will not assist the Jinx Transport & Logistics Company to do multi-tasking applications such as digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and other general purpose applications.

This study will test the above stated hypotheses.

Company Background

Jinx Transport & Logistics Company (JT & LC) was established in the 90s by two brothers commonly known as Jinx Brothers and the company deal in ferry parcel business. The branding Jinx Brothers is specifically chosen to assist with the growth of ferry parcel business within the New York City and its metropolitan area. The increase in the demand for the company's services makes the management to open other divisions within New York metropolitans.

Employee Access

The company has the total number of 200 employees, mostly loaders, drivers and logistic experts stationed at five main divisions within the city. More importantly, each divisional office has three workers positioned at each office and the drivers are dispatched from the head office to assist the business operations. However, the company mainly implements customer's requisition through phone calls and commercial e-mail services.

Data center description (servers, OS)

Jinx Transport & Logistic Company is currently using LAN (Local Area Network) at every office in the New York. Typically, the LANs installed in each office are independent from one another. However, the head office has a server that supports all the ten workstations and the server acts as the company central database storage. The workstations within the company are running on an Ms Windows platform and the database is hosted on a Windows NT Server.

Client machines

The company is using client machine Pentium IV desktop running on the Microsoft Windows, and the company only sends data to the head office via emails. Moreover, the data back up is being done manually and the company employees use the commercial emails as means of communication.

Problems with the Current Information Systems

The company current information systems have several problems. The operating system has a single core OS and single processor, making the system to support only a single-core processor. The shortcoming of a single processor is that it only has one execution making it to have only one Control unit, one Catch memory and single basic ALU components. However, the company needs multiple processors to do multiple tasks at the same time. The current operating system has single-core Operating System and single-processor, which do not support multiple tasks processing. Typically, the company requires the multi-core operating systems with multi-processor to implement multiple tasks.

More importantly, the major problem with the current information systems is that it is insecure, slow and it contains a lot of redundancy. Moreover, there is a lot of data inconsistency with the current systems since the company does not have a set of standard to present data other than sending the data through a spreadsheet format.

The proposed system will attempt to interconnect all divisions of Jinx Transport & Logistics Company with the head office with remote secured database systems. The proposal will also introduce the company to a secure customized E-Mail system that is friendly to use making the company to enjoy a considerable demand. The system will also assist the company to incorporate a fleet management system that has a tracking device to assist the Jinx Transport & Logistics Company to track all its fleet of vehicles located at any location. With the new systems, customers will have platform to interact with the systems, and the system will assist them to make inquiry and track their parcels.

2. OS Processor and Core

Jinx Transport & Logistics Company will require multi-core processor and multi-core configuration to do multiple tasks. The multi-core will be 64-bit Intel Xeon processor 7000. The hardware will be Processor Core VRMs/VRD's, while the software will be Firmware/BIOS.

A multi-core processor is a computing unit having multiple central processing units. Multi-core processor could be widely used for many applications, which include digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and general-purpose application. The company will derive several benefits from upgrading to multi-core processing.

Benefits from Upgrading to Operating System Utilizing a Multi-Processor

Jinx Transport & Logistics Company will derive several benefits from upgrading to a multi-processor and multi-core configuration that is supporting a virtual or a distributed environment.

First, the company will be able to do multiple tasks by using operating system that utilizes a Multi-Processor. With multiple processors, the company will be able to perform operations such as digital signal processing (DSP), network, graphics, and other general-purpose applications. Moreover, the new system will assist the company to effectively and efficiently maximizing the utilization of its CPU (Central Processing Unit) cores, which will assist the company to achieve the best performances from its new information systems. Typically, the company OS will be having lesser stress when the CPU is executing programs. More importantly, by upgrading the OS, the company will be able to achieve the best optimization of the multi-core processing, and multi-processor power. The system will be able to cope with multiple core instructions and requests during different phases of execution. The strategy will assist the company to enjoy maximum support from the multi-processor and multi-core processing during the execution process.