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CNIT 176 Exam 3 Questions And Answers 2025
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Answers 2025
A contiguous file has its blocks scattered across the disk - False (In order)
A journaled file system is less reliable than a non-journaled file system
upon sudden power failure - False (More)
A program may often make reference to variables physical address in
memory - false
,Terms in this set (100) Q&A
Abstract data type - A data type whose properties (data and operations) are
specified independently of any particular implementation
Abstract step - an algorithmic step containing unspecified details.
Abstraction - a model of a complex system that includes only the details
essential to the viewer
Active partition - Partition on a hard drive where the OS boots off of, also
called a bootable partition
Algorithm - a set of unambiguous instructions for solving a problem or
subproblem in a finite amount of time using a finite amount of data
Application software interacts directly with computer hardware - false
Application software is written to solve problems in the real world - true
Array - a named homogeneous collection of items in which an individual
item is accessed by its position (index) within the collection
Array length - the length of the array (?)
, Terms in this set (100) Q&A
Array- based - Objects in the container are kept in an array
Batch processing - The first operating system was a human operator who
organized various jobs from multiple users into batches of jobs that needed
the same resources
Best fit - allocate program to the smallest partition big enough to hold it
BIOS - Where hardware meets software, and where all the boot magic
begins; BIOS code is baked into the motherboard of your pc, usually stored
on what is called an EEPROM and is considerably hardware specific.
Block devices - standard magnetic disk, optical drives, solid state drives,
storage area networks
Boot device - any piece of hardware that can read or contains the files
required for a computer to start. For example, Floppy disk, CD, DVD, and
USB Flash Drive are considered bootable devices
Boot menu - When a computer is booting up the bios will allow the user to
access the boot menu if a certain key is pressed (normally F2, F12 or esc.)
From the boot menu the user can select a bootable device to load.
Bootloader - A program that loads an operating system when a computer is
turned on. The bootsector loads and runs the bootloader from its
filesystem. When the bootloader is finally executed, it loads its
configuration/database from files on the same partition.
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