ICT

Check all the following that describe the functions of an operating system.

• manages the sharing of internal memory among multiple applications

• sends messages to the applications or interactive users (or to a system operator) about the status of operations and any errors that may have occurred.

• handles input and output to and from attached hardware devices, such as hard disks, printers and dial-up ports.

• offloads single jobs

List two examples of Operating systems.

Choose the options that describe how an operating system can be classified.

• multi-user

• wrong time

• multi-processing

• multi-tasking

Choose the answers below that are correct. There are more than one correct answers.

• MSDOS is a single user, single processing operating system created by Microsoft

• MSDOS is command-driven; therefore it is not very user friendly.

• Windows 3.x is still on the market

• Windows 95 is an upgrade of windows 3.X.

Operating System 2 (OS/2) is a multi user, multitasking operating system with a graphical user interface.

• True

• False

Choose the options below that are true.

• UNIX is portable i.e. it can be used with many different types of computers, from microcomputers to supercomputers.

• Unix is a single user OS

• Limited amount of application programs are available for UNIX

• It is standardized

Software utilities and software suite are the same

• True

• False