CSCI 103: Exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers 100% PASS

CSCI 103: Exam 1 Practice Questions
and Answers 100% PASS

An example of an open source OS is




A. DOS.

B. Windows.

C. Linux.

D. macOS. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Linux

Which of the following devices would use a real-time operating system?




A. iPhone

B. Roomba Vacuum

C. Microsoft Surface tablet

D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Roomba Vacuum

Device drivers are

,A. often bundled with the operating system.

B. no longer used because of Plug and Play.

C. mapping programs to generate driving instructions.

D. always installed from a CD. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. often bundled with the

operating system.

Which of the following would you NOT see on a Windows 10 Start menu?




A. apps list

B. Power

C. tiles

D. Task View - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Task View

When a printer receives a command, it generates a unique signal to the OS, which

is called a(n)




A. interrupt.

B. event.

C. slice.




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, D. none of the above. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. interrupt

When an OS processes tasks in a priority order, it is known as




A. preemptive multitasking.

B. preemptive interrupting.

C. interruptive multitasking.

D. multitasking handling. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. preemptive multitasking.

The C: drive on a Windows PC is like a large filing cabinet, and is referred to as the




A. main directory.

B. library directory.

C. root directory.

D. main path. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. root directory.

A GUI user interface is special because




A. the menus are organized well.

B. it uses voice commands to run tasks.

C. it uses a very small set of commands.