NOS 110 MIDTERM REVIEW CHAPTER
1-3 WITH QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
True or False; The Core of the Operating System is referred to as the
CPU. - ✔✔False
Which of the following is NOT an I/O task preformed by the CPU?
(A) Handles output to the monitor.
(B) Executes programs instructions
(C) Manages network communications
(D) Controls information storage and retrieval - ✔✔(B) Executes
program instructions
,What was the first widely used multi-user, multitasking Operating
System? - ✔✔UNIX
What is the job that the kernel of the OS preforms? -
✔✔Communicates between CPU and Operating System
What is the code that exchanges information with specific hardware
devices called? - ✔✔Device Driver
What is least concerned with with a computers hardware specification? -
✔✔Applications
Which of the following is NOT a task preformed by the computer's
BIOS?
(A) Preforms the power on self test
(B) Manages random access memory
(C) Starts the OS
(D) Enables communications with devices - ✔✔(B) Manages random
access memory
, What code acts like a specialized hook into an operating system? -
✔✔API
True of False; I/O Functions let programs communicate with the
computers hardware. - ✔✔True
If you need to change a certain aspect of the way your computer boots,
what component should you configure? - ✔✔The BIOS
If you are a b manager and have thousands of transactions to process in
which no user interaction is required what type of computer server are
you most likely to use? - ✔✔Mainframe
If your computing environment requires that some processing of your
application takes place on a server and some of it takes place on a PC-
class computer, what type of system are you using? - ✔✔Client/Server
System
What can be described as client/server computing coupled with the
Internet? - ✔✔Cloud Computing
1-3 WITH QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS { GRADED A+}
True or False; The Core of the Operating System is referred to as the
CPU. - ✔✔False
Which of the following is NOT an I/O task preformed by the CPU?
(A) Handles output to the monitor.
(B) Executes programs instructions
(C) Manages network communications
(D) Controls information storage and retrieval - ✔✔(B) Executes
program instructions
,What was the first widely used multi-user, multitasking Operating
System? - ✔✔UNIX
What is the job that the kernel of the OS preforms? -
✔✔Communicates between CPU and Operating System
What is the code that exchanges information with specific hardware
devices called? - ✔✔Device Driver
What is least concerned with with a computers hardware specification? -
✔✔Applications
Which of the following is NOT a task preformed by the computer's
BIOS?
(A) Preforms the power on self test
(B) Manages random access memory
(C) Starts the OS
(D) Enables communications with devices - ✔✔(B) Manages random
access memory
, What code acts like a specialized hook into an operating system? -
✔✔API
True of False; I/O Functions let programs communicate with the
computers hardware. - ✔✔True
If you need to change a certain aspect of the way your computer boots,
what component should you configure? - ✔✔The BIOS
If you are a b manager and have thousands of transactions to process in
which no user interaction is required what type of computer server are
you most likely to use? - ✔✔Mainframe
If your computing environment requires that some processing of your
application takes place on a server and some of it takes place on a PC-
class computer, what type of system are you using? - ✔✔Client/Server
System
What can be described as client/server computing coupled with the
Internet? - ✔✔Cloud Computing
