Operating System Concepts

Operating System Concepts

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Computers

12th Grade

Hard

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What is Bootstrap?

Back

A small program that is used to load other programs to ‘start up’ a computer.

2.

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Front

What is Scheduling in operating systems?

Back

A process manager which handles the removal of running programs from the CPU and the selection of new processes.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller do?

Back

Allows certain hardware to access RAM independently of the CPU.

4.

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Front

What is the Kernel in an operating system?

Back

The core of an OS with control over process management, memory management, interrupt handling, device management and I/O operations.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Multitasking?

Back

A function allowing a computer to process more than one task/process at a time.

6.

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Front

What is a Process?

Back

A program that has started to be executed.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Preemptive scheduling?

Back

A type of scheduling in which a process switches from running state to steady state or from waiting state to steady state.

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