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Multiple programming operating systems are fairly sophisticated compared to single-program or ________ systems.

• uniprogramming

• time-sharing

• multitasking

• memory management

________ is concerned with the proper verification of the identity of users and the validity of messages or data.

• Availability

• Confidentiality

• Authenticity

• Data integrity

Two major problems with early serial processing systems were scheduling and ________

• Setup time

• Memory allocation

• Resource allocation

• Speed

_______ is a technique in which a process, executing an application, is divided into threads that can run concurrently.

• Multithreading

• Multitasking

• Multischeduling

• Multiprocessing

Uniprogramming typically provides better utilization of system resources than multiprogramming.

• True

• False

A process consists of three components: an executable program, the associated data needed by the program, and the execution context of the program.

• True

• False

A translator is best described as

• an application software

• a system software

• • a hardware component

• all of the above

Object code

• is ready to execute

• is the output of compilers, but not assemblers

• • must be "loaded" before execution

• must be rewritten before execution

Page-map table is

• a data file

• a directory

• used for address translation

• all of the choices

While running DOS on a PC, which command would be used to duplicate the entire diskette?

• COPY

• DISKCOPY

• CHKDSK

• TYPE