Question 1

MapReduce is a system which allows for parallel processing of data across nodes in the cluster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following will trigger an interrupt?

Accepted Answer

A)  kernel function 
B)  software execution 
C)  CPU execution 
D)  I/O completion 
A)  kernel function 
B)  software execution 
C)  CPU execution 
D)  I/O completion D

Question 3

Explain the purpose of an interrupt vector.

Accepted Answer

The interrupt vector is merely a table of pointers to specific interrupt-handling routines. Because there are a fixed number of interrupts, this table allows for more efficient handling of the interrupts than with a general-purpose, interrupt-processing routine.

Question 4

Which of the following is loosely coupled?

Accepted Answer

A)  multiprocessor systems 
B)  single-processor system 
C)  multi-core processor 
D)  clustered system 
A)  multiprocessor systems 
B)  single-processor system 
C)  multi-core processor 
D)  clustered system

Question 5

Which of the following storage medium is the slowest regarding access speed?

Accepted Answer

A)  cache 
B)  solid state drive 
C)  register 
D)  main memory 
A)  cache 
B)  solid state drive 
C)  register 
D)  main memory

Question 6

There is no universally accepted definition of an operating system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the difference between protection and security.

Accepted Answer

Protection is concerned with c

Question 8

Which of the following programs runs all the time on the computer?

Accepted Answer

A)  compiler 
B)  assembler 
C)  text editor 
D)  kernel 
A)  compiler 
B)  assembler 
C)  text editor 
D)  kernel

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT secondary storage device?

Accepted Answer

A)  random access memory 
B)  solid state disks 
C)  optical disk 
D)  magnetic tape 
A)  random access memory 
B)  solid state disks 
C)  optical disk 
D)  magnetic tape

Question 10

Distinguish between system and application programs.

Accepted Answer

System programs are not part o

Question 11

The device controller _____ an interrupt by asserting a signal on the interrupt request line.

Accepted Answer

A)  raises 
B)  catches 
C)  dispatches 
D)  clears 
A)  raises 
B)  catches 
C)  dispatches 
D)  clears

Question 12

Which of the following principles is used for adding and removing items from a queue?

Accepted Answer

A)  first in first out (FIFO) 
B)  last in first out (LIFO) 
C)  random order 
D)  round robin 
A)  first in first out (FIFO) 
B)  last in first out (LIFO) 
C)  random order 
D)  round robin

Question 13

Describe the differences between physical, virtual, and logical memory.

Accepted Answer

Physical memory is the memory available

Question 14

Which of the following contains the addresses of all the service routines?

Accepted Answer

A)  page table 
B)  interrupt vector 
C)  system call table 
D)  file descriptor table 
A)  page table 
B)  interrupt vector 
C)  system call table 
D)  file descriptor table

Question 15

Processors for most mobile devices run at a slower speed than a processor in a desktop PC.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

VMware is a virtual machine manager when it manages guest operating systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What two operating systems currently dominate mobile computing?

Accepted Answer

Apple's iO

Question 18

What is a bootstrap program, and where is it stored?

Accepted Answer

A bootstrap program is the initial progr

Question 19

____ operating systems are designed primarily to maximize resource utilization.

Accepted Answer

A)  PC 
B)  Handheld computer 
C)  Mainframe 
D)  Network 
A)  PC 
B)  Handheld computer 
C)  Mainframe 
D)  Network

Question 20

Which of the following clears the interrupt by servicing the device?

Accepted Answer

A)  interrupt request line 
B)  interrupt-controller hardware 
C)  interrupt vector 
D)  interrupt service routine 
A)  interrupt request line 
B)  interrupt-controller hardware 
C)  interrupt vector 
D)  interrupt service routine

MapReduce is a system which allows for parallel processing of data across nodes in the cluster.

Which of the following will trigger an interrupt?

Explain the purpose of an interrupt vector.

Which of the following is loosely coupled?

Which of the following storage medium is the slowest regarding access speed?

There is no universally accepted definition of an operating system.

Explain the difference between protection and security.

Which of the following programs runs all the time on the computer?

Which of the following is NOT secondary storage device?

Distinguish between system and application programs.

The device controller _____ an interrupt by asserting a signal on the interrupt request line.

Which of the following principles is used for adding and removing items from a queue?

Describe the differences between physical, virtual, and logical memory.

Which of the following contains the addresses of all the service routines?

Processors for most mobile devices run at a slower speed than a processor in a desktop PC.

VMware is a virtual machine manager when it manages guest operating systems.

What two operating systems currently dominate mobile computing?

What is a bootstrap program, and where is it stored?

____ operating systems are designed primarily to maximize resource utilization.

Which of the following clears the interrupt by servicing the device?

Operating-System Structures

Processes

Threads Concurrency

Cpu Scheduling

Synchronization Tools

Synchronization Examples

Deadlocks

Main Memory

Virtual Memory

Mass-Storage Structure

Io Systems

File-System Interface

File-System Implementation

File-System Internals

Security

Protection

Filters

Exam 1: Introduction

MapReduce is a system which allows for parallel processing of data across nodes in the cluster.

Which of the following will trigger an interrupt?

Explain the purpose of an interrupt vector.

Which of the following is loosely coupled?

Which of the following storage medium is the slowest regarding access speed?

There is no universally accepted definition of an operating system.

Explain the difference between protection and security.

Which of the following programs runs all the time on the computer?

Which of the following is NOT secondary storage device?

Distinguish between system and application programs.

The device controller _____ an interrupt by asserting a signal on the interrupt request line.

Which of the following principles is used for adding and removing items from a queue?

Describe the differences between physical, virtual, and logical memory.

Which of the following contains the addresses of all the service routines?

Processors for most mobile devices run at a slower speed than a processor in a desktop PC.

VMware is a virtual machine manager when it manages guest operating systems.

What two operating systems currently dominate mobile computing?

What is a bootstrap program, and where is it stored?

____ operating systems are designed primarily to maximize resource utilization.

Which of the following clears the interrupt by servicing the device?

Operating-System Structures

Processes

Threads Concurrency

Cpu Scheduling

Synchronization Tools

Synchronization Examples

Deadlocks

Main Memory

Virtual Memory

Mass-Storage Structure

Io Systems

File-System Interface

File-System Implementation

File-System Internals

Security

Protection

Filters