The Job Scheduler seeks to ____ when scheduling jobs. - correct answer ✔✔balance CPU and I/O
intensive jobs
Virtual memory can be implemented with both paging and segmentation. - correct answer ✔✔True
A(n) ____ is created by a process, and it can be scheduled and executed independently of its parent
process. - correct answer ✔✔thread
A large job can have problems with a first-fit memory allocation scheme. - correct answer ✔✔True
A general rule of thumb for selecting a proper time quantum in Round Robin scheduling is that it should
be long enough to allow ____ percent of the CPU cycles to run to completion. - correct answer ✔✔80
The Memory Manager is in charge of main memory, widely known as ROM. - correct answer ✔✔False
When executing a job, the File Manager determines whether a user request requires that a file be
retrieved from storage or whether it is already in memory. - correct answer ✔✔False
A program is an active entity that requires a set of resources, including a processor and special registers,
to perform its function. - correct answer ✔✔False
The primary advantage of storing programs in noncontiguous page frames (in a paged memory allocation
scheme) is that main memory is used more efficiently because an empty page frame can be used by any
page of any job. - correct answer ✔✔True
The Device Manager is responsible for connecting with every device that's available on the system and
for choosing the most efficient way to allocate them. - correct answer ✔✔True
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