Operating Systems Quiz

What is an operating system?

• interface between the hardware and application programs

• collection of programs that manages hardware resources

• system service provider to the application programs

• all of the mentioned

What is the main function of the command interpreter?

• to provide the interface between the API and application program

• to handle the files in the operating system

• to get and execute the next user-specified command

• none of the mentioned

In Operating Systems, which of the following is/are CPU scheduling algorithms?

• Priority

• Round Robin

• Shortest Job First

• All of the mentioned

To access the services of the operating system, the interface is provided by the ___________

• Library

• System calls

• Assembly instructions

• API

CPU scheduling is the basis of ___________

• multiprogramming operating systems

• larger memory sized systems

• multiprocessor systems

• none of the mentioned

Which one of the following is not true?

• kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session

• kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating system

• kernel is the first part of the operating system to load into memory during booting

• kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system

Which one of the following errors will be handle by the operating system?

• lack of paper in printer

• connection failure in the network

• power failure

• all of the mentioned

Where is the operating system placed in the memory?

• either low or high memory (depending on the location of interrupt vector)

• in the low memory

• in the high memory

• none of the mentioned

If a process fails, most operating system write the error information to a ______

• new file

• another running process

• log file

• none of the mentioned

Which one of the following is not a real time operating system?

• RTLinux

• Palm OS

• QNX

• VxWorks