Question 1

____ is usually very small in size and contains a program, a section of BIOS, with the sole task of starting up the system.

Accepted Answer

A)  REM 
B)  Bootstrapping 
C)  RAM 
D)  ROM 
A)  REM 
B)  Bootstrapping 
C)  RAM 
D)  ROM D

Question 2

The top layer of MS-DOS is the kernel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In the MS-DOS file management scheme, the symbol ____ follows the drive name.

Accepted Answer

A)  ; 
B)  : 
C)  > 
D)  # 
A)  ; 
B)  : 
C)  > 
D)  # B

Question 4

When the user is working in a directory or subdirectory, it is called the working directory and any file in that directory can be accessed by its relative name.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

____ interrupts are generated by certain events occurring during a program's execution, such as division by zero.

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal hardware 
B)  External hardware 
C)  Software 
D)  Exception 
A)  Internal hardware 
B)  External hardware 
C)  Software 
D)  Exception

Question 6

A personal computer has ____ interrupts and interrupt handlers.

Accepted Answer

A)  56 
B)  128 
C)  256 
D)  1024 
A)  56 
B)  128 
C)  256 
D)  1024

Question 7

You can write your own device driver for MS-DOS.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

MS-DOS was written for a single family of microprocessors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

MS-DOS looks at data in a disk file as a continuous string of bytes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The DOS kernel is read into memory at initialization time from the ____ file residing in the boot disk.

Accepted Answer

A)  MSDOS.SYS 
B)  MSKernel.DOS 
C)  DOSK.COM 
D)  COMMAND.COM 
A)  MSDOS.SYS 
B)  MSKernel.DOS 
C)  DOSK.COM 
D)  COMMAND.COM

Question 11

The ____ version of MS-DOS began to support dynamic memory allocation.

Accepted Answer

A)  1.0 
B)  1.5 
C)  2.0 
D)  5.5 
A)  1.0 
B)  1.5 
C)  2.0 
D)  5.5

Question 12

If a block contains four paragraphs and is the first of two blocks, then its code would be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  7700004h 
B)  7700000004h 
C)  90000000004h 
D)  900000000030h 
A)  7700004h 
B)  7700000004h 
C)  90000000004h 
D)  900000000030h

Question 13

MS-DOS is the successor of the IBM operating system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A(n) ____ can cause the standard output from one command to be used as standard input to another command; its symbol is a vertical bar (|).

Accepted Answer

A)  output transfer 
B)  redirect 
C)  filter 
D)  pipe 
A)  output transfer 
B)  redirect 
C)  filter 
D)  pipe

Question 15

The Memory Manager uses a ____ memory allocation scheme.

Accepted Answer

A)  best fit first 
B)  next fit first 
C)  first-fit 
D)  last-fit 
A)  best fit first 
B)  next fit first 
C)  first-fit 
D)  last-fit

Question 16

The directories that were supported by version 1.0 of MS-DOS number ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  10 
D)  100 
A)  0 
B)  1 
C)  10 
D)  100

Question 17

An interrupt vector specifies where the interrupt handler program for a specific interrupt type is located.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A commonly used filter is SORT, which accepts input from the keyboard, sorts that data, and displays it on the screen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If a program that is already running needs more memory, such as for additional I/O buffers, the Memory Manager checks to see whether enough memory remains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In its heyday, MS-DOS ran an enormous collection of software packages, making it difficult to discontinue this operating system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

____ is usually very small in size and contains a program, a section of BIOS, with the sole task of starting up the system.

The top layer of MS-DOS is the kernel.

In the MS-DOS file management scheme, the symbol ____ follows the drive name.

When the user is working in a directory or subdirectory, it is called the working directory and any file in that directory can be accessed by its relative name.

____ interrupts are generated by certain events occurring during a program's execution, such as division by zero.

A personal computer has ____ interrupts and interrupt handlers.

You can write your own device driver for MS-DOS.

MS-DOS was written for a single family of microprocessors.

MS-DOS looks at data in a disk file as a continuous string of bytes.

The DOS kernel is read into memory at initialization time from the ____ file residing in the boot disk.

The ____ version of MS-DOS began to support dynamic memory allocation.

If a block contains four paragraphs and is the first of two blocks, then its code would be ____.

MS-DOS is the successor of the IBM operating system.

A(n) ____ can cause the standard output from one command to be used as standard input to another command; its symbol is a vertical bar (|).

The Memory Manager uses a ____ memory allocation scheme.

The directories that were supported by version 1.0 of MS-DOS number ____.

An interrupt vector specifies where the interrupt handler program for a specific interrupt type is located.

A commonly used filter is SORT, which accepts input from the keyboard, sorts that data, and displays it on the screen.

If a program that is already running needs more memory, such as for additional I/O buffers, the Memory Manager checks to see whether enough memory remains.

In its heyday, MS-DOS ran an enormous collection of software packages, making it difficult to discontinue this operating system.

Introducing Operating Systems

Memory Management: Early Systems

Memory Management: Virtual Memory

Processor Management

Process Management

Concurrent Processes

Device Management

File Management

Network Organization Concepts

Management of Network Functions

Security and Ethics

System Management

Unix Operating System

Windows Operating Systems

Linux Operating System

Filters

Exam 14: Ms-Dos Operating System

____ is usually very small in size and contains a program, a section of BIOS, with the sole task of starting up the system.

The top layer of MS-DOS is the kernel.

In the MS-DOS file management scheme, the symbol ____ follows the drive name.

When the user is working in a directory or subdirectory, it is called the working directory and any file in that directory can be accessed by its relative name.

____ interrupts are generated by certain events occurring during a program's execution, such as division by zero.

A personal computer has ____ interrupts and interrupt handlers.

You can write your own device driver for MS-DOS.

MS-DOS was written for a single family of microprocessors.

MS-DOS looks at data in a disk file as a continuous string of bytes.

The DOS kernel is read into memory at initialization time from the ____ file residing in the boot disk.

The ____ version of MS-DOS began to support dynamic memory allocation.

If a block contains four paragraphs and is the first of two blocks, then its code would be ____.

MS-DOS is the successor of the IBM operating system.

A(n) ____ can cause the standard output from one command to be used as standard input to another command; its symbol is a vertical bar (|).

The Memory Manager uses a ____ memory allocation scheme.

The directories that were supported by version 1.0 of MS-DOS number ____.

An interrupt vector specifies where the interrupt handler program for a specific interrupt type is located.

A commonly used filter is SORT, which accepts input from the keyboard, sorts that data, and displays it on the screen.

If a program that is already running needs more memory, such as for additional I/O buffers, the Memory Manager checks to see whether enough memory remains.

In its heyday, MS-DOS ran an enormous collection of software packages, making it difficult to discontinue this operating system.

Introducing Operating Systems

Memory Management: Early Systems

Memory Management: Virtual Memory

Processor Management

Process Management

Concurrent Processes

Device Management

File Management

Network Organization Concepts

Management of Network Functions

Security and Ethics

System Management

Unix Operating System

Windows Operating Systems

Linux Operating System

Filters