1.2.1 Operating Systems

Which of the following are examples of operating systems?

• Windows 7

• OSX

• Microsoft Office

• Task Manager

• Linux

Where is an operating system permanently stored?

• RAM

• ROM

• Primary Storage

• Secondary Storage

Which of the following are functions of the operating system?

• Checking hardware components on boot

• Memory management

• Security

• File management

• Defragmenting the hard drive

RAM is controlled and allocated by the operating system

• TRUE

• FALSE

What are the techniques for optimsing memory called?

• Paging

• Distributed systems

• Segmentation

• Bootsrapping

During segmentation, 'Programs' are divided into fixed sizes of memory.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A ' ' is a signal that is sent to the processor to request immediate attention.

• Virtual memory

• Page

• Schedule

• Interrupt

Which interrupt has the highest priority?

• I/O signal request

• Clock interrupt

• Power-fail interrupt

Which scheduling method is described? The processes are separated into different categories based on their need for processor and the jobs are placed in different queues.

• Shortest job first

• Round robin

• Multi-level feedback queues

• Shortest remaining time

• First come first served

What test takes place within the BIOS?

• JTAG

• CAPTCHA

• POST

• OAT