To access the services of operating system, the interface is provided by the:
a. System calls
b. API
c. Library
d. assembly instructions
Which of the following is default mode for Windows to start?
a. Command prompt
b. Safe mode
c. Normal Mode
d. None of the above
What is the meaning of "Hibernate" in Windows XP/Windows 7?
a. Restart the Computer in safe mode
b. Restart the Computer in hibernate mode
c. Shutdown the Computer terminating all the running applications
d. Shutdown the Computer without closing the running applications
The primary job of the operating system of a computer is to ________.
a. Command Resources
b. Manage Resources
c. Provide Utilities
d. Be user friendly
With ................ only one process can execute at a time; meanwhile all other process are waiting for the processer. With .............. more than one process can be running simultaneously each on adifferent processer.
a. Multiprocessing, Multiprogramming
b. Multiprogramming, Uniprocessing
c. Multiprogramming, Multiprocessing
d. Uniprogramming, Multiprocessing
Identify the odd thing in the services of operating system.
a. Accounting
b. Protection
c. Error detection and correction
d. Dead lock handling
The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk (or intermediate store) so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time or in bulk, is known as
a. Multiprogramming
b. Spooling
c. Caching
d. Virtual programming
Which operating system implementation has to focus on the issue of good response time?
a. Batch Processing
b. Multiprogramming
c. Distributed
d. Time sharing
Which of these is incorrect in context of Real Time Operating System?
a. Permits creation of multiple processes within an application.
b. Permits priorities to be assigned to the processes.
c. Doesn't allow programmer to define interrupts and interrupt processing routines
d. Provides fault tolerance and graceful degradation capabilities.
Running multiple programs at the same time is called:
a. Multitasking
b. Foreground tasking
c. Single tasking
d. Symmetric
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