Advanced
Operating Systems
Q98 / 100
What is the difference between hard and soft real-time systems?
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The correct answer is B) Hard real-time: missing deadlines causes system failure; soft real-time: missing deadlines degrades performance but is not catastrophic
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Correct Answer
Hard real-time: missing deadlines causes system failure; soft real-time: missing deadlines degrades performance but is not catastrophic
Explanation
Hard real-time (airbags, pacemakers, flight control): deadline miss is unacceptable. Soft real-time (video streaming, trading): deadline misses are tolerable with graceful degradation.
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