1.2.1 Operating Systems

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1.2.1 Operating Systems
Demetrios Symeou
Quiz by Demetrios Symeou, updated more than 1 year ago
Demetrios Symeou
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Question 1

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Which of the following is NOT one of the three states that the process can be in?
Answer
  • Multitasking
  • Running
  • Runnable
  • Waiting

Question 2

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Which of the following tasks is NOT a responsibility of the operating system?
Answer
  • Distributes resources of the computer to programs.
  • Displays the content of an HTML webpage.
  • Provides a way of communication between the user and the computer.
  • Ensures that user's files cannot be accessed by other users.

Question 3

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Where in a computer is BIOS written?
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  • Register
  • Cache
  • RAM
  • ROM

Question 4

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What do we call the process of moving content of RAM to virtual memory?
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  • Segmentation
  • Virtualisation
  • RAM-transferring
  • Paging

Question 5

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What is the difference between a process virtual machine and a system virtual machine?
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  • Process virtual machines have no memory, while system virtual machines do.
  • There is no difference.
  • System virtual machines allow execution of programs that were written for other types of environments; process virtual machines emulate operating systems.
  • Process virtual machines allow execution of programs that were written for other types of environments; system virtual machines emulate operating systems.

Question 6

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Which of the following is NOT a peripheral?
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  • Processor
  • Printer
  • Computer mouse
  • Flash drive

Question 7

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What scheduling algorithm is used for situations where tasks can be divided into more groups?
Answer
  • Shortest job first scheduling
  • First come first served scheduling
  • Round robin scheduling
  • Multilevel queue scheduling

Question 8

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Which of the following is NOT an operating system?
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  • Windows
  • iOS
  • Android
  • Kernel

Question 9

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Which of the following describes the process of dividing the computer's memory into sections?
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  • Segmentation
  • Sectioning
  • Buffering
  • Paging

Question 10

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Which scheduling algorithm executes the tasks simply in the same order as they arrived?
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  • Shortest remaining time scheduling
  • First come first served scheduling
  • Round robin scheduling
  • Shortest job first scheduling
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