Import Settings:
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Chapter: Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. In what way is an operating system like a government?
A) It seldom functions correctly.
B) It creates an environment within which other programs can do
useful work.
C) It performs most useful functions by itself.
D) It is always concerned primarily with the individual's needs.
Ans: B
Section 1.1
Difficulty: Easy
2. ____ operating systems are designed primarily to maximize
resource utilization.
A) PC
B) Handheld computer
C) Mainframe
D) Network
Ans: C
Feedback: 1.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
,3. The most common secondary storage device is ____.
A) random access memory
B) solid state disks
C) tape drives
D) magnetic disk
Ans: D
Feedback: 1.2.2
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which of the following would lead you to believe that a given
system is an SMP-type system?
A) Each processor is assigned a specific task.
B) There is a boss–worker relationship between the processors.
C) Each processor performs all tasks within the operating system.
D) None of the above
Ans: C
Feedback: 1.3.2
Difficulty: Medium
5. A ____ can be used to prevent a user program from never returning
control to the operating system.
A) portal
B) program counter
C) firewall
D) timer
Ans: D
Feedback: 1.5.2
Difficulty: Medium
6. Embedded computers typically run on a ____ operating system.
,A) real-time
B) Windows XP
C) network
D) clustered
Ans: A
Feedback: 1.11.8
Difficulty: Medium
7. Bluetooth and 802.11 devices use wireless technology to
communicate over several feet, in essence creating a ____.
A) local-area network
B) wide-area network
C) small-area network
D) metropolitan-area network
Ans: C
Feedback: 1.11.3
Difficulty: Easy
8. A clustered system ____.
A) gathers together multiple CPUs to accomplish computational work
B) is an operating system that provides file sharing across a network
C) is used when rigid time requirements are present
D) can only operate one application at a time
Ans: A
Feedback: 1.3.3
Difficulty: Easy
9. Which of the following is a property of peer-to-peer systems?
A) Clients and servers are not distinguished from one another.
B) Separate machines act as either the client of the server but not
both.
, C) They do not offer any advantages over traditional client-server
systems.
D) They suffer from the server acting as the bottleneck in
performance.
Ans: A
Feedback: 1.11.5
Difficulty: Easy
10. Two important design issues for cache memory are ____.
A) speed and volatility
B) size and replacement policy
C) power consumption and reusability
D) size and access privileges
Ans: B
Feedback: 1.8.3
Difficulty: Medium
11. What are some other terms for kernel mode?
A) supervisor mode
B) system mode
C) privileged mode
D) All of the above
Ans: D
Feedback: 1.5.1
Difficulty: Easy
12. Which of the following statements concerning open source
operating systems is true?
A) Solaris is open source.
B) Source code is freely available.
C) They are always more secure than commercial, closed systems.
Base Settings: Brownstone Default
Highest Answer Letter: D
Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Chapter: Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. In what way is an operating system like a government?
A) It seldom functions correctly.
B) It creates an environment within which other programs can do
useful work.
C) It performs most useful functions by itself.
D) It is always concerned primarily with the individual's needs.
Ans: B
Section 1.1
Difficulty: Easy
2. ____ operating systems are designed primarily to maximize
resource utilization.
A) PC
B) Handheld computer
C) Mainframe
D) Network
Ans: C
Feedback: 1.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
,3. The most common secondary storage device is ____.
A) random access memory
B) solid state disks
C) tape drives
D) magnetic disk
Ans: D
Feedback: 1.2.2
Difficulty: Easy
4. Which of the following would lead you to believe that a given
system is an SMP-type system?
A) Each processor is assigned a specific task.
B) There is a boss–worker relationship between the processors.
C) Each processor performs all tasks within the operating system.
D) None of the above
Ans: C
Feedback: 1.3.2
Difficulty: Medium
5. A ____ can be used to prevent a user program from never returning
control to the operating system.
A) portal
B) program counter
C) firewall
D) timer
Ans: D
Feedback: 1.5.2
Difficulty: Medium
6. Embedded computers typically run on a ____ operating system.
,A) real-time
B) Windows XP
C) network
D) clustered
Ans: A
Feedback: 1.11.8
Difficulty: Medium
7. Bluetooth and 802.11 devices use wireless technology to
communicate over several feet, in essence creating a ____.
A) local-area network
B) wide-area network
C) small-area network
D) metropolitan-area network
Ans: C
Feedback: 1.11.3
Difficulty: Easy
8. A clustered system ____.
A) gathers together multiple CPUs to accomplish computational work
B) is an operating system that provides file sharing across a network
C) is used when rigid time requirements are present
D) can only operate one application at a time
Ans: A
Feedback: 1.3.3
Difficulty: Easy
9. Which of the following is a property of peer-to-peer systems?
A) Clients and servers are not distinguished from one another.
B) Separate machines act as either the client of the server but not
both.
, C) They do not offer any advantages over traditional client-server
systems.
D) They suffer from the server acting as the bottleneck in
performance.
Ans: A
Feedback: 1.11.5
Difficulty: Easy
10. Two important design issues for cache memory are ____.
A) speed and volatility
B) size and replacement policy
C) power consumption and reusability
D) size and access privileges
Ans: B
Feedback: 1.8.3
Difficulty: Medium
11. What are some other terms for kernel mode?
A) supervisor mode
B) system mode
C) privileged mode
D) All of the above
Ans: D
Feedback: 1.5.1
Difficulty: Easy
12. Which of the following statements concerning open source
operating systems is true?
A) Solaris is open source.
B) Source code is freely available.
C) They are always more secure than commercial, closed systems.
