Technical quiz OS

_____________is a type of system software allows that allow a user to perform  maintenance-type tasks

• Operating system
• System Software
• Application software
• Utility program

What is defragmentation?

• Rearranging files to occupy contiguous space.
• Speeding up processing.
• Rearranging the RAM.
• Rearranging processes queued for processing.

When the OS creates temporary RAM on the Hard Drive it is known as...

• Virtual Memory
• Cache
• Registering
• Defragmenting

A message sent by the OS to change the CPU schedule is known as...

• Interrupt

• Poll

• Cache

• Defrag

Being able to run several applications at the same time is known as�

• Multi tasking
• Application management
• Multi cores
• Application control

The four managers of an Operating System are..

• Peripheral Management, Memory Management, Security Management, Process Management

• Peripheral Management, Memory Management, Security Management, Multitasking Management

• Data Management, Memory Management, Process Management, File Management

• Peripheral Management, Memory Management, Process Management, File Management

What is processor speed measured in?

• Kilometers per hour Km/h
• Bits per second BPS
• Gigahertz GHz
• Megabits Mb

which company created the first operating system?

• General Motors

• Cadillac

• IBM

• Intel

In Linux, what is the root directory?

• /

• /home

• /usr

• /bin

What is the main difference between a monolithic kernel and a microkernel?

• Monolithic kernels are smaller and simpler than microkernels

• Microkernels require more memory and are slower than monolithic kernels

• Monolithic kernels have all the services in a single space, while microkernels separate them into distinct modules

• There is no difference between monolithic and microkernels