Computer Systems Processing Methods and CPU Types Quiz

What is a key advantage of Centralized Processing?

• Increased departmental autonomy

• Greater control and access to experienced IT staff

• Independent processing for each department

• Lower communication costs

Which of the following is a disadvantage of Decentralized Processing?

• Higher communication costs

• Difficulty coordinating data across departments

• Access to experienced IT staff

• Economies of scale

What does Distributed Data Processing (DDP) combine?

• Only local processing

• Only decentralized aspects

• Centralized and decentralized aspects

• Only centralized aspects

What is a characteristic of Time Sharing?

• Enables multiple users to access a central computer

• Involves executing multiple processes simultaneously

• Overlaps program execution with I/O operations

• Allows multiple programs to run concurrently

Which type of processing allows a computer to handle multiple tasks for a single user?

• Multiprogramming

• Multitasking

• Multiprocessing

• Time Sharing

What is a benefit of Multiprocessing?

• Increased communication costs

• Reduced processing speed

• Fault tolerance and redundancy

• Limited resource allocation

What does Multiprogramming aim to maximize?

• System disruptions

• Data privacy

• User autonomy

• CPU utilization

Which of the following is a challenge of Distributed Data Processing?

• Greater control over data

• Access to experienced IT staff

• Maintaining hardware/software/data consistency

• Higher communication costs

What is the main focus of pre-emptive multitasking?

• Operating system control based on time slices

• User control based on completion points

• Cost-effectiveness for multiple users

• Independent processing for each department