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1. A program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware. |
a. Desktop Systems
b. Mainframe Systems
c. Operating System
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2. Define the ways in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users (compilers, database systems, video games, business programs). |
a. Applications Programs
b. Hardware
c. Operating Systems
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3. Automatically transfers control from one job to another. |
a. Automatic Job Sequencing
b. Manual Job Sequencing
c. Resident Monitor
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4. A computer system dedicated to a single user. |
a. Server
b. Mainframe Computer
c. Personal Computers
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5. Processors share memory and a clock; communication usually takes place through the shared memory. |
a. Loosely Coupled System
b. Tightly Coupled System
c. Multiprocessors System
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6. Each processor has its own local memory; processors communicate with one another through various communications lines, such as high-speed buses or telephone lines. |
a. Loosely Coupled System
b. Tightly Coupled System
c. Multiprocessors System
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7. One server runs the application while other servers standby. |
a. Symmetric Multiprocessing
b. Asymmetric Multiprocessing
c. Asymmetric Clustering
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8. Secondary storage limited or absent, data stored in short term memory, or read-only memory (ROM). Conflicts with time-sharing systems, not supported by general-purpose operating systems. |
a. Hard Real-Time
b. Soft Real-Time
c. Flexible Real-Time
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9. Limited utility in industrial control of robotics. Useful in applications (multimedia, virtual reality) requiring advanced operating-system features. |
a. Hard Real-Time
b. Soft Real-Time
c. Flexible Real-Time
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10. Allows two or more systems to share storage. |
a. Distributing
b. Sharing
c. Clustering
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11. A program in execution. |
a. Process
b. Procedure
c. Provide
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12. A large array of words or bytes, each with its own address. |
a. Matrix
b. Memory
c. File
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13. A collection of related information defined by its creator. |
a. File
b. Memory
c. Device
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14. Collection processors that do not share memory or a clock. Each processor has its own local memory. |
a. Distributed System
b. Shared System
c. Protection System
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15. Refers to a mechanism for controlling access by programs, processes, or users to both system and user resources.
Identification: |
a. Control
b. Command
c. Protection
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16. System capability to load a program into memory and to run it. |
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17. Program capabilities to read, write, create, and delete files. |
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18. Exchange of information between processes executing either on the same computer or on different systems tied together by a network. |
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19. Ensure correct computing by detecting errors in the CPU and memory hardware, in I/O devices, or in user programs. |
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20. Allocating resources to multiple users or multiple jobs running at the same time. |
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