Unit 1:Operating System

In computers, what software is considered the most important ?

• Application Software

• User Software

• Operating Software

• Utility Software

What software manages hardware, other applications and user

• Security software

• Application Software

• Operating System Software

• Utility software

What type of operating system monitors external events & processes data consistently within a set deadline

• Real Time

• Single User Single Task

• Single User Multi Tasking

• Multi User

Operating systems used in embedded devices where consistent response times are needed is called _________

Give 2 examples of where real time operating systems are being used.

Evaluate responses using AI:

OFF

Palm OS and Personal Digital Assistants make use of what kind of operating system?

• Single User, Multi Task

• Real time

• Multi User

• Single User, Single Task

Operating systems that can be used by only one person at a time on a single application is called...

• Single User, Multi Task

• Single User, Single Task

• Multi Task

• Real time

What is a multi user operating system?

• Allows many users to use a computer system and its resources at the same time

• Allows only one user to use a computer system and its resources at the same time

• Does not allow many users to use a computer system and its resources at the same time

• Allows only 5 users to use a computer system and its resources at the same time

Which type of operating system is commonly used?

• Single-User, Single-Task

• Multi Tasking

• Real Time

• Single-User, Multi-Tasking

Give one example of Single-User, Multi-Tasking operating systems

• RT Linux

• Windows CE

• Windows

• VxWorks