D386 Hardware and Operating System
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Essentials questions with answers |\ |\ |\
system software that acts as a "go-between", allowing computer
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hardware and other software to communicate with each other -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Operating system
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what is the purpose of a computer operating system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔resource manager
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What kind of software are the Mac OS X and Windows 10
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program? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Operating System (OS)
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What operating system is open-sourced and allows its source
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code to be modified and redistributed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Android
What primarily manages the operating of one or more virtual
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machines within a virtualized environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cloud based operating systems
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What is a feature of cloud-based operating systems? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔primarily stateless
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,unique set of services provided by operating systems for use by
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applications and have to be accounted for by different operating |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
systems. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔System calls |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A set of software routines that allows one software system to
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work with another. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Application
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Programming Interface (API) |\ |\
Why do applications designed to work on one operating system
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not work on a different operating system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Unique system calls |\ |\
multitasking systems, found in laptops and workstations - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔single-user systems |\ |\ |\
provides single-user and multitasking at a scaled down level due
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to power and memory limitations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mobile
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Device Operating Systems
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large, fast, and powerful, used for high transaction processing
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and complex computations; used by corporations and
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government agencies - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mainframe |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Systems
designed and named for a specific purpose such as database
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servers, web servers, and print servers - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔network server systems |\ |\
, designed to direct CPU access immediately when needed or
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required - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔real-time systems
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specialized operating systems designed to control asingle piece
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of equipment or machinery - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔embedded
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control systems|\
geared toward allocating process power, programs, files, and
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databases to network users. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔distributed
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systems
software program that helps you use the computer to do
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particular tasks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Application Software
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instructs a particular OS on how to access a piece of hardware -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Drivers |\ |\
particular revision of a piece of software, normally described by a
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number that tells you how new the product is in relation to other
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versions of the product - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔version
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actual code that defines how a piece of software works -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔source code |\ |\ |\
software that is created for free use by everyone - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔open source |\ |\
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Essentials questions with answers |\ |\ |\
system software that acts as a "go-between", allowing computer
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
hardware and other software to communicate with each other -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Operating system
|\ |\ |\
what is the purpose of a computer operating system? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔resource manager
|\ |\
What kind of software are the Mac OS X and Windows 10
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
program? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Operating System (OS)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What operating system is open-sourced and allows its source
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
code to be modified and redistributed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Android
What primarily manages the operating of one or more virtual
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
machines within a virtualized environment? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Cloud based operating systems
|\ |\ |\ |\
What is a feature of cloud-based operating systems? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔primarily stateless
|\ |\
,unique set of services provided by operating systems for use by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
applications and have to be accounted for by different operating |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
systems. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔System calls |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A set of software routines that allows one software system to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
work with another. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Application
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Programming Interface (API) |\ |\
Why do applications designed to work on one operating system
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
not work on a different operating system? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Unique system calls |\ |\
multitasking systems, found in laptops and workstations - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔single-user systems |\ |\ |\
provides single-user and multitasking at a scaled down level due
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to power and memory limitations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mobile
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Device Operating Systems
|\ |\ |\
large, fast, and powerful, used for high transaction processing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and complex computations; used by corporations and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
government agencies - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mainframe |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Systems
designed and named for a specific purpose such as database
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
servers, web servers, and print servers - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔network server systems |\ |\
, designed to direct CPU access immediately when needed or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
required - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔real-time systems
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
specialized operating systems designed to control asingle piece
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of equipment or machinery - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔embedded
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
control systems|\
geared toward allocating process power, programs, files, and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
databases to network users. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔distributed
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
systems
software program that helps you use the computer to do
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
particular tasks - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Application Software
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
instructs a particular OS on how to access a piece of hardware -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Drivers |\ |\
particular revision of a piece of software, normally described by a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
number that tells you how new the product is in relation to other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
versions of the product - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔version
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
actual code that defines how a piece of software works -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔source code |\ |\ |\
software that is created for free use by everyone - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔open source |\ |\
