Operating System Test 1

10 Questions | By Professorrdsharm | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 15957

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1.

___runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other softwares to run on
- A.
  
  Operating System
- B.
  
  Application Software
- C.
  
  System Software
- D.
  
  All
2.

___ is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program
- A.
  
  Operating environment
- B.
  
  Operating system
- C.
  
  System environment
- D.
  
  None
3.

The primary purpose of an operating system is ____
- A.
  
  To make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
- B.
  
  To allow people to use the computer
- C.
  
  To keep systems programmers employed
- D.
  
  To make computers easier to use
4.

____ transforms one interface into another interface
- A.
  
  Program
- B.
  
  Software
- C.
  
  Data
- D.
  
  None
5.

_____ system is built directly on the hardware
- A.
  
  Environment
- B.
  
  System
- C.
  
  Operating
- D.
  
  None
6.

Multiprogramming systems
- A.
  
  Are easier to develop than single programming systems
- B.
  
  Execute each job faster
- C.
  
  Execute more jobs in the same time period
- D.
  
  Are used only one large mainframe computers.
7.

_______ is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up
- A.
  
  System software
- B.
  
  Operating system
- C.
  
  System operations
- D.
  
  None
8.

________ interface consists of things like program counter, registers, interrupts and terminals
- A.
  
  Hardware
- B.
  
  Software
- C.
  
  Data
- D.
  
  None
9.

______ shares characteristics with both hardware and software
- A.
  
  Operating system
- B.
  
  Software
- C.
  
  Data
- D.
  
  None
10.

____ is used in operating system to separate mechanism from policy
- A.
  
  Single level implementation
- B.
  
  Two level implementation
- C.
  
  Multi level implementation
- D.
  
  None