Platform Technologies_Topic1_Quiz1

As a ____, OS provides services for managing the queue of programs scheduled for processing and activation.

• Receptionist

• Dispatcher

• Traffic Enforcer

• Accountant

It is any base of technologies on which other technologies or processes are built.

• Hardware

• Operating System

• Application Software

• Platform

It is a program developed to handle the performance and control of the hardware.

• Application Software

• System software

• Utility Software

• Programming Language

It is a program that manages all the resources of the computer system.

• Utility program

• Operating System

• Application Software

• Task Manager

An Operating System as a ____ is considered the welcoming committee which assists the user all throughout his/her contact with the hardware

• traffic enforcer

• dispatcher

• receptionist

• manager

An operating system as a ____ controls access to the system and files.

• manager

• traffic enforcer

• security guard

• receptionist

As a(n) ___, Operating System monitors the users who log on to the system, what kinds of resources are utilized by each user, and what resources are requested by each user.

• Manager

• Accountant

• Dispatcher

• Receptionist

It defines the ways in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems of the users.

• Operating System

• Application Program

• Utility Program

• Hardware

It notifies if there is a hardware problem by issuing an error message on screen or by sending a series of beeps.

• Task Manager

• POST

• Boot Process

• Firewall

It is a program that resides in the ROM and looks for the operating system on the hard disk.

• CMOS

• POST

• Bootstrap

• Application Program