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Operating Systems Basics 1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of Operating System can run many applications at the same time

a)

Real Time

b)

Multitasking

c)

Mobile

d)

Batch

2.

Which type of Operating System is best suited for an air traffic control system

a)

Network

b)

Batch

c)

Mobile

d)

Real Time

3.

This user interface uses menus and windows with pointers to make selections

a)

CLI

b)

WIMP

c)

GUI

d)

FBI

4.

A computer program that operates or controls a particular type of device that is attached to a computer is called

a)

A program manager

b)

A device driver

c)

A peripheral adapter

d)

A file manager

5.

The part of the operating system that automatically translates virtual addresses to physical addresses is the

a)

CPU

b)

MMU

c)

RAM

d)

VMA

6.

The program at the core of a computers operating system is called

a)

Scheduler

b)

Interrupt Handler

c)

Spooler

d)

Kernel

7.

A program that exposes an operating systems services to a user is called the

a)

shell

b)

service manager

c)

user interface

d)

gui

8.

TCP/IP

a)

A collection of programs used for communicating over the a network

b)

A collection of programs used for communicating over the internet

c)

A single program used for communicating over the internet

d)

A single programs used for communicating over the a network

9.

A NIC is a piece of hardware used for

a)

connecting the computer to a peripheral device

b)

connecting SRAM cards to the motherboard

c)

connecting the computer to a network

d)

connecting a video device to the motherboard

10.

A table used to map files on to sectors of a hard drive is a

a)

FAT

b)

BIOS

c)

SRAM

d)

PCI