Use the Rayleigh method to obtain an expression for the natural frequency of the system shown in Figure P4.35. The equilibrium position corresponds to x = 0.
2. Operating System Structures An operating system provides the environment within which programs are executed. Internally, operating systems vary greatly in their makeup, since they are organized along many different lines. The design of a new operating system is a major task. It is important that the goals of the system be well defined before the design begins. These goals form the basis for choices among various algorithms and strategies. An operating system from several vantage points. One view focuses on the services that the system provides; another, on the interface that it makes available to users and programmers; a third, on its components and their interconnections 2.1: Operating-System Services An operating system provides an envir