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Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 1 Question 30 (Page No. 83)

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A portable operating system is one that can be ported from one system architecture to another without any modification. Explain why it is infeasible to build an operating system that is completely portable. Describe two high-level layers that you will have in designing an operating system that is highly portable.
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