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The __________ is a program that controls the execution of application programs and acts as an interface between applications and the computer hardware

• A. job control language

• B. operating system

• C. batch system

• D. nucleus

Facilities and services provided by the OS that assist the programmer in creating programs are in the form of _________ programs that are not actually part of the OS but are accessible through the OS.

• A. utility

• B. multitasking

• C. JCL

• D. logical address

The _________ defines the repertoire of machine language instructions that a computer can follow

• A. ABI

• B. API

• C. HLL

• D. ISA

The _________ defines the system call interface to the operating system and the hardware resources and services available in a system through the user instruction set architecture

• A. HLL

• B. API

• C. ABI

• D. ISA

The ________ gives a program access to the hardware resources and services available in a system through the user instruction set architecture supplemented with high-level language library calls.

• A. JCL

• B. ISA

• C. ABI

• D. API

A _________ system works only one program at a time.

• A. batch

• B. uniprogramming

• C. kernel

• D. privileged instruction

A _________ is a special type of programming language used to provide instructions to the monitor

• A. job control language

• B. multiprogram

• C. kernel

• D. utility

The _________ scheduler determines which programs are admitted to the system for processing.

• A. long-term

• B. medium-term

• C. short-term

• D. I/O

The ________ scheduler is also known as the dispatcher.

• A. long-term

• B. medium-term

• C. short-term

• D. I/O

A _________ is an actual location in main memory.

• A. logical address

• B. partition address

• C. base address

• D. physical address