Operating Systems

Question 1

What are the three common functions of an operating system?

Accepted Answer

Providing a user interface, Managing computer hardware, Managing the computer's memory

Answer

Providing a user interface, Managing computer software, Managing the computer's memory

Question 2

Which operating system was developed for personal computers?

Accepted Answer

Linux

Answer

Unix

Answer

Symbian

Question 3

GUI stands for Graphics Universally Implemented

Answer

true

Question 4

Why does memory need to be managed?

Accepted Answer

Because it's limited.

Answer

So the computer doesn't over heat.

Answer

Because files delete themselves.

Question 5

If you don't use features of an application for a while, the operating system will remove them from memory.

Answer

true

Question 6

Select the TRUE statements:

Accepted Answer

A computer is a mix of hardware and software.

Accepted Answer

Software has to interact with hardware.

Accepted Answer

Every piece of hardware comes with a 'device driver'.

Accepted Answer

Most device drivers are loaded into memory by the operating system during booting.

Answer

Software and hardware operate independently from each other.

Answer

Device drivers aren't used often.

Question 7

A device driver acts as the go-between for other software to 'talk' to the hardware.

Answer

true

Question 8

All device drivers are loaded into memory by the operating system during booting.

Answer

true

Question 9

Which duties belong to the operating system:

Accepted Answer

Handling files

Accepted Answer

Moving data to and from the hard disk.

Accepted Answer

Security such as handling user names and passwords.

Accepted Answer

Allocating resources on networks such as disk space.

Answer

Creating device drivers.

Answer

Alerting the user when battery is low.

Question 10

Operating systems also provide services such as print spooling.

Answer

true

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