CST 334 Week 8 Journal Entry

Persistence as it applies to operating systems and a CS Online Student

Persistence in operating systems ensures that data is saved and managed even after a process is completed. It ensures that the operating system can save the data from a process when it writes to a file so it can be restored or resumed at a later time. The data will still exist after the process that created it has ended. Mechanisms such as file systems are used to save and manage data after a process is done. The contents of file systems are stored in non-volatile memory, such as a Hard Drive Disk or Solid State Drive, so that data is saved even in the event of power loss, reboots, or crashes. It is important that an operating system reinforces persistence so that data can be used in different applications, devices, and programs after a process finishes. 

In a way, we, as CS students, should follow the path of persistence. In our studies, we will encounter blockades and obstacles and need to find strategies and techniques to overcome them. By showing persistence, we can overcome them and use what we have learned later if needed. The more obstacles we overcome, the more data we have at our disposal later if they come up again in a different manner. No matter how difficult something may become for us, we can show persistence to overcome it. 


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