Exam 1: Operating System Fundamentals

You have installed a new network adapter in a computer and rebooted the operating system. You go to check the settings of the network adapter, but you cannot find the device present in Windows. What is the most likely problem?

When a computing environment requires that some processing of applications takes place on a server and on a PC-class computer, which type of system are you using?

A separate device driver is typically present for each I/O device.

You want to design a small portable computer system with memory that can be updated, but that does not lose its contents when the device is turned off. What chip should be used?

Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the computer's BIOS?

Which of the following is NOT an I/O task performed by the operating system?

A word processor is best described as which type of operating system element?

Which type of operating system would be best when implementing a new computing system for an industrial plant that will require an accurate system to receive and process inputs, and calculate the expected outputs in a specified period?

Which of the following accurately describes preemptive multitasking?

The core of an operating system that coordinates system functions is referred to as the CPU.

Which of the following was the first widely used multiuser, multitasking OS?

You are planning to buy a new server that will act as the server portion of a client/server application. A colleague of yours makes some suggestions for the server's OS. Which of the following suggestions are you least likely to adopt?

List four I/O tasks performed by an operating system.

Describe the difference between a server operating system and a desktop operating system.

Describe the function of a device driver.

Describe the differences between cooperative multitasking and preemptive multitasking.

List and describe the three types of cloud models described by Microsoft.