An Exploratory Study on Operating Systems Failure Patterns

• Caio Augusto R. dos Santos UFU
• Rivalino Matias Jr.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/ctd.2017.3456

Abstract

Given the intrinsic dependency of user programs on the operating system (OS) software, OS failures can severely impact even the most reliable applications. This research carried out an exploratory study on OS failure patterns, based on 7,007 real failure records collected from different computers running a mass-market operating system. We introduced an OS failure pattern detection protocol, which allowed us to detect and characterize failure patterns that showed consistent across different computers from the same and varied workplaces investigated.

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