OS Quiz 1

An __________ is a program that manages computer hardware.

• Operating System

• Assembler

• Compiler

• Linker

______________________ operating systems support complex games, business applications, and everything in between.

• Mainframe

• Personal Computer

• Mobile

• General

There are two viewpoints in the operating systems: that of the _____ and that of the _______.

• kernel and system

• user and kernel

• user and system

• system call and kernel

The simplest structure for organizing an operating system is no structure at all is called _________.

• Layered Approach

• Micro Kernels

• Modules

• Monolithic Structure

_________ is a real-time operating system for embedded systems.

• QNX

• Darwin

• UNIX

• LINUX

The kernel environment, ________ includes the Mach microkernel and the BSD UNIX kernel.

• UNIX

• Darwin

• LINUX

• Windows

iOS is designed for mobile devices and thus is compiled for _________-based architectures

• ARM

• Kernel

• ARM

• Intel

Expansion for POSIX ___________

• Portable Operating System Interface

• Port Operating System Interface

• Port Operating System Interconnect

• Portable Operating System Interconnect

_________ is the OS developed by Open Handset Alliance.

• Android OS

• iOS

• MAC OS

• Windows OS

______ increases CPU utilization by organizing jobs (code and data) so that the CPU always has one to execute.

• Job Pool

• Multitasking

• Scheduling

• Multiprogramming