NOS 110 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUI p p p p
DE EXAM p
B) Cloud computing -
p p p
ANSWER Which of the following can be described as a client/server comp
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uting model that offers scalable Web-
p p p p p
based applications and services over the Internet?
p p p p p p
A) real-time computing p
B) cloud computing p
C) multiuser computing p
D) ISP computing p
C) executed program instructions -
p p p p
pANSWER Which of the following is NOT an I/O task performed by the ope
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
rating system?
p
A) manages network communication p p
B) controls information storage and retrieval
p p p p
C) executes program instructions p p
D) handles output to the monitor p p p p
D) basic input/output system - ANSWER Which particular type of low-
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level code is responsible for starting an operating system on a comput
p p p p p p p p p p p p
er?
A) POST
B) CMOS
C) real-time system p
D) basic input/output system
p p
A) False -
p p
ANSWER Cooperative multitasking allows the operating system to r
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emain in control of the computer at all times
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A) False
B) True
,D) real-time system -
p p p
ANSWER A large institution, such as a bank, may have thousands of trans
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actions to process in which no user interaction is required; which type of co
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
mputer system are you most likely to use?
p p p p p p p
A) high-end workstation p
B) mainframe
C) Windows PC p
D) real-time system p
B) resource managers -
p p p
ANSWER What type of programs specifically manage central process
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or and computer memory?
p p p
A) application program interfaces p p
B) resource managers p
C) task-switching
D) batch managers p
D) client/server system - ANSWER When a computing environment
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requires that some processing of applications takes place on a server
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and on a PC-class computer, which type of system are you using?
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A) multiuser system p
B) real-time system p
C) mainframe system p
D) client/server system p
A) True -
p p
pANSWER The core of an operating system that coordinates system func
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tions is referred to as the CPU
p p p p p p
A) True
B) False
B) True -
p p
ANSWER A separate device driver is typically present for each I/O device
p p p p p p p p p p p p
A) False
B) True
,A) kernel - p p
pANSWER You are testing out a new multitasking operating system. In you
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r testing, you find that some applications are not getting sufficient CPU tim
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e while other applications are getting more than necessary. Which compon
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ent is likely to be the cause of this problem?
p p p p p p p p p
A) kernel
B) CPU
C) shell
D) BIOS
C) real-time -
p p
ANSWER Which type of operating system would be best when impleme
p p p p p p p p p p p
nting a new computing system for an industrial plant that will require an a
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ccurate system to receive and process inputs, and calculate the expecte
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d outputs in a specified period?
p p p p p
A) multiuser
B) time-sharing
C) real-time
D) client/server
B) manages random access memory -
p p p p p
pANSWER Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the compute
p p p p p p p p p p p p
r's BIOS p
A) enables communication with hardware devices
p p p p
B) manages random access memory p p p
C) starts the operating system p p p
D) performs power-on self test p p p
D) BIOS - ANSWER Which of the following is low-level programming
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code capable of starting a full-fledged operating system?
p p p p p p p
A) POST
B) Process
C) CMOS
D) BIOS
D) high-end workstation - ANSWER Which type of computer is most
p p p p p p p p p p
likely to be used for graphical design, film design, and animation?
p p p p p p p p p p
, A) mainframe
B) PC-class computer p
C) supercomputer
D) high-end workstation p
D) application software -
p p p
ANSWER A word processor is best described as which type of the follo
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
wing operating system element?
p p p
A) basic input/output system
p p
B) application programming interface p p
C) resource manager p
D) application software p
B) Unix -
p p
ANSWER Which of the following was the first widely used multiuser,
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multitasking OS? p
A) Mac System Software 6
p p p
B) Unix
C) MS-DOS
D) Windows 3.0 p
A) Windows 10 -
p p p
ANSWER You are planning to buy a new server that will act as the server
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
portion of a client/server application. A colleague of yours makes some su
p p p p p p p p p p p
ggestions for the server's OS. Which of the following suggestions are you l
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east likely to adopt?
p p p
A) Windows 10 p
B) Linux
C) Windows Server 2012/R2 p p
D) Windows Server 2016 p p
C) Linux -
p p
ANSWER Which operating system, usually distributed for free, relies on op
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en source software that is developed by volunteers and contains code in the
p p p p p p p p p p p p
public domain?
p p
A) Windows Server 2012/R2 p p
B) Windows 10 p
DE EXAM p
B) Cloud computing -
p p p
ANSWER Which of the following can be described as a client/server comp
p p p p p p p p p p p p
uting model that offers scalable Web-
p p p p p
based applications and services over the Internet?
p p p p p p
A) real-time computing p
B) cloud computing p
C) multiuser computing p
D) ISP computing p
C) executed program instructions -
p p p p
pANSWER Which of the following is NOT an I/O task performed by the ope
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
rating system?
p
A) manages network communication p p
B) controls information storage and retrieval
p p p p
C) executes program instructions p p
D) handles output to the monitor p p p p
D) basic input/output system - ANSWER Which particular type of low-
p p p p p p p p p p
level code is responsible for starting an operating system on a comput
p p p p p p p p p p p p
er?
A) POST
B) CMOS
C) real-time system p
D) basic input/output system
p p
A) False -
p p
ANSWER Cooperative multitasking allows the operating system to r
p p p p p p p p p
emain in control of the computer at all times
p p p p p p p p
A) False
B) True
,D) real-time system -
p p p
ANSWER A large institution, such as a bank, may have thousands of trans
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
actions to process in which no user interaction is required; which type of co
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
mputer system are you most likely to use?
p p p p p p p
A) high-end workstation p
B) mainframe
C) Windows PC p
D) real-time system p
B) resource managers -
p p p
ANSWER What type of programs specifically manage central process
p p p p p p p p p
or and computer memory?
p p p
A) application program interfaces p p
B) resource managers p
C) task-switching
D) batch managers p
D) client/server system - ANSWER When a computing environment
p p p p p p p p
requires that some processing of applications takes place on a server
p p p p p p p p p p
and on a PC-class computer, which type of system are you using?
p p p p p p p p p p p
A) multiuser system p
B) real-time system p
C) mainframe system p
D) client/server system p
A) True -
p p
pANSWER The core of an operating system that coordinates system func
p p p p p p p p p p
tions is referred to as the CPU
p p p p p p
A) True
B) False
B) True -
p p
ANSWER A separate device driver is typically present for each I/O device
p p p p p p p p p p p p
A) False
B) True
,A) kernel - p p
pANSWER You are testing out a new multitasking operating system. In you
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r testing, you find that some applications are not getting sufficient CPU tim
p p p p p p p p p p p p
e while other applications are getting more than necessary. Which compon
p p p p p p p p p p
ent is likely to be the cause of this problem?
p p p p p p p p p
A) kernel
B) CPU
C) shell
D) BIOS
C) real-time -
p p
ANSWER Which type of operating system would be best when impleme
p p p p p p p p p p p
nting a new computing system for an industrial plant that will require an a
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
ccurate system to receive and process inputs, and calculate the expecte
p p p p p p p p p p
d outputs in a specified period?
p p p p p
A) multiuser
B) time-sharing
C) real-time
D) client/server
B) manages random access memory -
p p p p p
pANSWER Which of the following is NOT a task performed by the compute
p p p p p p p p p p p p
r's BIOS p
A) enables communication with hardware devices
p p p p
B) manages random access memory p p p
C) starts the operating system p p p
D) performs power-on self test p p p
D) BIOS - ANSWER Which of the following is low-level programming
p p p p p p p p p p
code capable of starting a full-fledged operating system?
p p p p p p p
A) POST
B) Process
C) CMOS
D) BIOS
D) high-end workstation - ANSWER Which type of computer is most
p p p p p p p p p p
likely to be used for graphical design, film design, and animation?
p p p p p p p p p p
, A) mainframe
B) PC-class computer p
C) supercomputer
D) high-end workstation p
D) application software -
p p p
ANSWER A word processor is best described as which type of the follo
p p p p p p p p p p p p p
wing operating system element?
p p p
A) basic input/output system
p p
B) application programming interface p p
C) resource manager p
D) application software p
B) Unix -
p p
ANSWER Which of the following was the first widely used multiuser,
p p p p p p p p p p p p
multitasking OS? p
A) Mac System Software 6
p p p
B) Unix
C) MS-DOS
D) Windows 3.0 p
A) Windows 10 -
p p p
ANSWER You are planning to buy a new server that will act as the server
p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p p
portion of a client/server application. A colleague of yours makes some su
p p p p p p p p p p p
ggestions for the server's OS. Which of the following suggestions are you l
p p p p p p p p p p p p
east likely to adopt?
p p p
A) Windows 10 p
B) Linux
C) Windows Server 2012/R2 p p
D) Windows Server 2016 p p
C) Linux -
p p
ANSWER Which operating system, usually distributed for free, relies on op
p p p p p p p p p p p
en source software that is developed by volunteers and contains code in the
p p p p p p p p p p p p
public domain?
p p
A) Windows Server 2012/R2 p p
B) Windows 10 p
