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Which of the following best describes the hardware/user gap?
Which of the following best describes the hardware/user gap?
- The ability of users to utilize the system efficiently
- The mismatch between the needs of different users
- The capabilities of the operating system and other system software
- The mismatch between hardware capabilities and user needs (correct)
What is the term used to describe a computer system's ability to create the illusion of simultaneous execution of multiple applications?
What is the term used to describe a computer system's ability to create the illusion of simultaneous execution of multiple applications?
- Time-sharing
- Multiprogramming (correct)
- Abstraction
- Virtualization
Which task is an operating system responsible for?
Which task is an operating system responsible for?
- Making a call to an application's function
- Loading applications into memory (correct)
- Interpreting machine instructions
- Expanding a database with additional fields
What happens when a privileged instruction is executed in user mode?
What happens when a privileged instruction is executed in user mode?
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For time-sharing to work between applications, what is required?
For time-sharing to work between applications, what is required?
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