Question 1

If you are a bank manage and have thousands of transactions to process in which no user interaction is required,which type of computer are you most likely to use?

Accepted Answer

A)  mainframe 
B)  real-time system 
C)  Windows PC 
D)  high-end workstation

Question 2

A single device driver typically communicates with several different hardware devices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The _____________ communicates with the BIOS,device drivers,resource managers,and APIs to coordinate operating system functions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____________ communicates with the BIOS,device drivers,resource...

Question 4

a request for a series of processes is submitted to the computer for processing

Accepted Answer

A) application programming interface 
B) batch processing 
C) device driver 
D) kernel 
E) power-on self test
F)resource managers
G)shell
H)supercomputer
I)task switching
J)time-sharing system

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  handles output to the monitor 
B)  executes program instructions 
C)  manages network communication 
D)  controls information storage and retrieval

Question 6

programming features in an operating system that programmers can use to interface to other systems

Accepted Answer

A) application programming interface 
B) batch processing 
C) device driver 
D) kernel 
E) power-on self test
F)resource managers
G)shell
H)supercomputer
I)task switching
J)time-sharing system

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Windows 7 
B)  Linux 
C)  Windows Server 2008 
D)  Windows Server 2003

Question 8

What type of computer is most likely to be used for graphical design and film design and animation?

Accepted Answer

A)  supercomputer 
B)  high-end workstation 
C)  PC-class computer 
D)  mainframe

Question 9

You have installed a new network adaptor in your computer and reboot the OS. You go to check the settings of the network adaptor but you cannot find the device in Windows. What is the most likely problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  CMOS settings 
B)  kernel configuration 
C)  bad or missing device driver 
D)  user interface configuration

Question 10

computer code built into a computer operating system to control processor,disk,memory,and other functions

Accepted Answer

A) application programming interface 
B) batch processing 
C) device driver 
D) kernel 
E) power-on self test
F)resource managers
G)shell
H)supercomputer
I)task switching
J)time-sharing system

Question 11

The _________ is responsible for starting an OS on a computer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _________ is responsible for starting an...

Question 12

Which of the following can be described as program code that acts as a specialized hook into the operating system?

Accepted Answer

A)  BIOS 
B)  ROM 
C)  API 
D)  CMOS

Question 13

___________ involves providing a host of scalable Web-based applications and services over the Internet or a private network accessible by Web browser clients.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________ involves providing a host of scalable...

Question 14

Code that exchanges information with specific hardware devices is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  BIOS 
B)  kernel 
C)  application 
D)  device driver

Question 15

If you need to change certain aspects of the way your computer boots,which of the following components would you configure?

Accepted Answer

A)  CPU 
B)  API 
C)  BIOS 
D)  Kernel

Question 16

programs that manage computer memory and CPU use

Accepted Answer

A) application programming interface 
B) batch processing 
C) device driver 
D) kernel 
E) power-on self test
F)resource managers
G)shell
H)supercomputer
I)task switching
J)time-sharing system

Question 17

You want to design a handheld system with memory that can be updated but that does not lose its contents when the device is turned off. You should use ______________ for this purpose.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You want to design a handheld system...

Question 18

Which of the following is a job typically performed by the kernel?

Accepted Answer

A)  managing CPU interactions 
B)  handling input from the keyboard 
C)  handling output to the monitor 
D)  enabling multimedia

Question 19

Describe the difference between a mainframe computer and a PC-class computer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe the difference between a mainframe computer...

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of List four I/O tasks performed by an...

Exam 1: Operating System Theory

If you are a bank manage and have thousands of transactions to process in which no user interaction is required,which type of computer are you most likely to use?

A single device driver typically communicates with several different hardware devices.

The _____________ communicates with the BIOS,device drivers,resource managers,and APIs to coordinate operating system functions.

a request for a series of processes is submitted to the computer for processing

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

programming features in an operating system that programmers can use to interface to other systems

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?

What type of computer is most likely to be used for graphical design and film design and animation?

You have installed a new network adaptor in your computer and reboot the OS. You go to check the settings of the network adaptor but you cannot find the device in Windows. What is the most likely problem?

computer code built into a computer operating system to control processor,disk,memory,and other functions

The _________ is responsible for starting an OS on a computer.

Which of the following can be described as program code that acts as a specialized hook into the operating system?

___________ involves providing a host of scalable Web-based applications and services over the Internet or a private network accessible by Web browser clients.

Code that exchanges information with specific hardware devices is referred to as which of the following?

If you need to change certain aspects of the way your computer boots,which of the following components would you configure?

programs that manage computer memory and CPU use

You want to design a handheld system with memory that can be updated but that does not lose its contents when the device is turned off. You should use ______________ for this purpose.

Which of the following is a job typically performed by the kernel?

Describe the difference between a mainframe computer and a PC-class computer.

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