Exam 15: Windows Operating Systems

Windows XP was the last Windows operating system built on the Windows 95 code.

Effective distributed security requires an authentication mechanism that allows a server to prove its identity to a client.

A driver object can only have one device connected to it.

When processing a typical I/O request, ____ happens first.

Windows does not provide much support for users who do not speak and read English.

The primary programming interface for Windows is ____.

To accommodate the various needs of its user community, and to optimize resources, the Windows team identified the following design goals:____.

____ provide a high-level interface for passing data between two processes regardless of their locations.

____ files exploit virtual memory capabilities by allowing an application to open a file of arbitrary size and treat it as a single contiguous array of memory locations without buffering data or performing disk I/O.

The first widely adopted Windows product, ____, featured a standardized look and feel, similar to the one made popular by Apple's Macintosh computer.

An API called ____ interface is used to pass I/O requests structured in the SMB format to a remote computer.

The primary file handling concept in current versions of Windows is the virtual file.

In the Windows operating systems, almost all low-level I/O operations are asynchronous.

The ____ creates a driver object when a driver is loaded into the system and then calls the driver's initialization routine.

When physical memory becomes full, the ____ Memory Manager pages some of the memory contents to disk, freeing physical memory for other processes.

At the operating system level, file mapping is typically used for file caching, loading, and running executable programs.

One of the biggest concerns about Windows operating systems in general is the need for aggressive patch management to combat the many viruses and worms that target these systems.

The I/O Manager allows device drivers and file systems, which it perceives as device drivers, to be loaded dynamically based on the needs of the user.

Windows provides execution environments for applications that are different from its primary programming interface.

Whenever an error occurs, either the operating system or the processor issues an exception call, which automatically invokes the ____ that is appropriate to handle the condition, ensuring that no harm is done to either user programs or the system.