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NOS 110 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDEEXAM
The core of an operating system is referred to as the CPU - ANSWER
False
One function of the kernel is managing the use of the computer's RAM -
ANSWER True
The first 32-bit operating system developed by Microsoft was Windows
3.1 - ANSWER False
Windows 95 used cooperative multitasking for 16-bit applications and
preemptive multitasking for 32-bit applications - ANSWER True
The advanced firewall in Windows Vista monitors incoming
communications only - ANSWER False
The address bus almost always runs faster than the external clock
speed of the CPU - ANSWER False
The Intel Itanium processor is a CISC-based processor that uses a 32-
bit architecture - ANSWER False
One of the tasks of a file system is to secure the information contained in
a user's files - ANSWER True
The native file system in Linux is called ufs - ANSWER False
What PC systems call clusters, Mac systems refer to as allocated blocks
- ANSWER True
Which of the following is NOT an I/O task performed by the OS? -
ANSWER executes program instructions
, Code that exchanges information with specific hardware devices is
referred to as which of the following? - ANSWER device driver
Which of the following is least concerned with a computer's specific
hardware configuration? - ANSWER applications
Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the computer's
BIOS? - ANSWER manages random access memory
if you are a bank manager and have thousands of transactions to
process in which no user interaction is required, which type of computer
are you most likely to use? - ANSWER mainframe
If your computing environment requires that some processing of your
applications takes place on a server and some of it takes place on a PC-
class computer, what type of system are you using? - ANSWER
client/server system
Which of the following can be described as client/server computing
coupled with the Internet? - ANSWER cloud computing
Which of the following accurately describes preemptive multitasking? -
ANSWER The OS controls when an application can use the CPU
You are testing out a new multitasking operating system. In your testing,
you find that some applications are not getting sufficient CPU time while
others are getting more than necessary. Which component is likely to be
the cause of this problem? - ANSWER kernel
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? -
ANSWER bad or missing device driver
Which OS is commonly used as both a desktop OS and for multiuser
server applications? - ANSWER Linux
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