Question 1

The two separate modes of operating in a system are

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A)   supervisor mode and system mode
B)   kernel mode and privileged mode
C)   physical mode and logical mode
D)   user mode and kernel mode

Question 2

Describe the operating system's two modes of operation.

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Question 3

Solid state disks are generally faster than magnetic disks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Describe cloud computing.

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Cloud computing is a type of computing t...

Question 5

Distinguish mobile computing from traditional desktop computing.

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Mobile computing takes place on handheld...

Question 6

A system call is triggered by hardware.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is tertiary storage medium?

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A)   register
B)   magnetic tapes
C)   main memory
D)   hard-disk drive

Question 8

Why are clustered systems considered to provide high-availability service?

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Clustered systems are considered high-av...

Question 9

The process runs with effective UID all the time until the process is stopped.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Skype uses a hybrid peer-to-peer approach.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe the compute-server and file-server types of server systems.

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The compute-server system provides an in...

Question 12

Solid state disks are considered volatile storage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is the denotation of 10243 bytes?

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A)   KB
B)   MB
C)   GB
D)   TB

Question 14

Explain the difference between singly, doubly, and circularly linked lists.

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A singly linked list is where each item ...

Question 15

Distinguish between uniform memory access (UMA) and non-uniform memory access (NUMA) systems.

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On UMA systems, accessing RAM takes the ...

Question 16

Why is main memory not suitable for permanent program storage or backup purposes? Furthermore, what is the main disadvantage to storing information on a magnetic disk drive as opposed to main memory?

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Main memory is a volatile memory in that...

Question 17

Explain cache coherency.

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In multiprocessor environments, two copi...

Question 18

Which of the following computing environments place rigid time requirements on the operation of a processor or the flow of data?

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A)   traditional computing
B)   real-time embedded system
C)   client-server computing
D)   peer-to-peer computing

Question 19

The CPU catches the interrupt and ____ it to the interrupt handler

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A)   raises
B)   catches
C)   dispatches
D)   clears

Question 20

Virtually all modern operating systems provide support for SMP

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction

Distinguish between uniform memory access (UMA) and non-uniform memory access (NUMA) systems.

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Skype uses a hybrid peer-to-peer approach.

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The CPU catches the interrupt and ____ it to the interrupt handler

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Solid state disks are generally faster than magnetic disks.

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Explain the difference between singly, doubly, and circularly linked lists.

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Describe the compute-server and file-server types of server systems.

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Which of the following is the denotation of 10243 bytes?

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The process runs with effective UID all the time until the process is stopped.

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Why is main memory not suitable for permanent program storage or backup purposes? Furthermore, what is the main disadvantage to storing information on a magnetic disk drive as opposed to main memory?

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The two separate modes of operating in a system are

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Virtually all modern operating systems provide support for SMP

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Which of the following is tertiary storage medium?

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Which of the following computing environments place rigid time requirements on the operation of a processor or the flow of data?

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Distinguish mobile computing from traditional desktop computing.

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Describe the operating system's two modes of operation.

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Explain cache coherency.

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Solid state disks are considered volatile storage.

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A system call is triggered by hardware.

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Why are clustered systems considered to provide high-availability service?

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Describe cloud computing.

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