JMU CS 101 Chapter 3
Practice Problems
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correct answers 2025
Which of the following activities require real-time processing?
A. Printing mailing labels
B. Playing computer games
C. Displaying numbers as they are dialed
D. Executing a program predicting next year's economy
E. Playing a MP3 recording - answer B. Playing Computer Games
C. Displaying numbers as they are dialed
E. Playing a MP3 recording
What is the difference between time sharing and multitasking? -
answer Time sharing: allowing multiple users access to the same
machine at the same time
Multitasking: allowing a single user to perform multiple tasks at the
same time
List the Components of a typical operating system and summarize
the rule of each in a single phrase. - answer Shell: Communicates
with the machine's environment
Practice Problems
questions with 100%
correct answers 2025
Which of the following activities require real-time processing?
A. Printing mailing labels
B. Playing computer games
C. Displaying numbers as they are dialed
D. Executing a program predicting next year's economy
E. Playing a MP3 recording - answer B. Playing Computer Games
C. Displaying numbers as they are dialed
E. Playing a MP3 recording
What is the difference between time sharing and multitasking? -
answer Time sharing: allowing multiple users access to the same
machine at the same time
Multitasking: allowing a single user to perform multiple tasks at the
same time
List the Components of a typical operating system and summarize
the rule of each in a single phrase. - answer Shell: Communicates
with the machine's environment
