Operating Systems: Crash Course Computer Science
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11th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary reason for the development of operating systems in the 1950s?
To automate the process of loading programs
To enhance the graphical user interface
To allow computers to run multiple programs simultaneously
To improve the speed of hardware components
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What problem did operating systems solve for programmers in the early days of computing?
They allowed for wireless communication
They provided a graphical user interface
They increased the speed of program execution
They standardized interactions with different hardware peripherals
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the key feature of the Atlas supervisor that improved CPU utilization?
Graphical user interface
Multitasking
Virtual memory
Batch processing
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did virtual memory benefit programmers?
It increased the speed of program execution
It provided a graphical interface for memory management
It allowed them to write code without worrying about physical memory locations
It enabled wireless data transfer
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a significant advantage of time-sharing systems like Multics?
They enabled wireless communication
They allowed multiple users to access a computer simultaneously
They increased the speed of hardware components
They provided a graphical user interface
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major reason for the development of Unix?
To create a more complex operating system
To separate core OS functions from additional tools
To provide a graphical user interface
To enhance wireless communication
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a key characteristic of early personal computer operating systems like MS-DOS?
They had strong memory protection
They supported multitasking
They were simple and lacked advanced features
They provided a graphical user interface
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