Computer Hardware and User Needs Quiz
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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?

  • Time-sharing
  • Multiprogramming (correct)
  • Abstraction
  • Virtualization

    • 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?

    <p>Changes the mode bit to kernel mode</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For time-sharing to work between applications, what is required?

    <p>Efficient scheduling algorithm</p> Signup and view all the answers

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