NOS-110 MIDTERM EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
{ GRADED A+}
A single device driver typically communicates with several different
hardware devices. - ✔✔False
One function of the kernel is managing use of the computer's RAM. -
✔✔True
____________ multitasking depends on the running application to hand
control back to the OS so other applications can be run. -
✔✔Cooperative
,The _____________ communicates with the BIOS, device drivers,
resource managers, and APIs to coordinate operating system functions. -
✔✔kernel
Which of the following does NOT require a device driver to be installed
in the OS? - ✔✔Installing more ram
The core of an operating system is referred to as the CPU. - ✔✔true
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? - ✔✔kernel
Which of the following is NOT an I/O task performed by the OS? -
✔✔executes program instructions
Which of the following was the first widely used multiuser, multitasking
OS? - ✔✔UNIX
,You want to design a handheld system with memory that can be updated
but that does not lose its contents when the device is turned off. You
should use ______________ for this purpose. - ✔✔Non-Volatile
Memory
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? -
✔✔bad or missing device driver
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
Most modern operating systems use cooperative multitasking. -
✔✔False
Which of the following is a job typically performed by the kernel? -
✔✔managing CPU interactions
, This is the process of verifying that an authenticated account has
permission to perform a given function on a system is referred to as
__________. - ✔✔Authorization
I/O functions let programs communicate with the computer hardware. -
✔✔True
If you need to change certain aspects of the way your computer boots,
which of the following components would you configure? - ✔✔BIOS
Code that exchanges information with specific hardware devices is
referred to as which of the following? - ✔✔Device driver
Who created the Linux kernel? - ✔✔Linus Torvalds
A word processor is best described as which type of operating system
element? - ✔✔Application software
Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the computer's
BIOS? - ✔✔manages random access memory
Chip where the BIOS/UEFI is stored - ✔✔CMOS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
{ GRADED A+}
A single device driver typically communicates with several different
hardware devices. - ✔✔False
One function of the kernel is managing use of the computer's RAM. -
✔✔True
____________ multitasking depends on the running application to hand
control back to the OS so other applications can be run. -
✔✔Cooperative
,The _____________ communicates with the BIOS, device drivers,
resource managers, and APIs to coordinate operating system functions. -
✔✔kernel
Which of the following does NOT require a device driver to be installed
in the OS? - ✔✔Installing more ram
The core of an operating system is referred to as the CPU. - ✔✔true
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? - ✔✔kernel
Which of the following is NOT an I/O task performed by the OS? -
✔✔executes program instructions
Which of the following was the first widely used multiuser, multitasking
OS? - ✔✔UNIX
,You want to design a handheld system with memory that can be updated
but that does not lose its contents when the device is turned off. You
should use ______________ for this purpose. - ✔✔Non-Volatile
Memory
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? -
✔✔bad or missing device driver
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
Most modern operating systems use cooperative multitasking. -
✔✔False
Which of the following is a job typically performed by the kernel? -
✔✔managing CPU interactions
, This is the process of verifying that an authenticated account has
permission to perform a given function on a system is referred to as
__________. - ✔✔Authorization
I/O functions let programs communicate with the computer hardware. -
✔✔True
If you need to change certain aspects of the way your computer boots,
which of the following components would you configure? - ✔✔BIOS
Code that exchanges information with specific hardware devices is
referred to as which of the following? - ✔✔Device driver
Who created the Linux kernel? - ✔✔Linus Torvalds
A word processor is best described as which type of operating system
element? - ✔✔Application software
Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the computer's
BIOS? - ✔✔manages random access memory
Chip where the BIOS/UEFI is stored - ✔✔CMOS
