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What is the primary purpose of accounting in a computer system?
To keep track of user resource usage
What is the main function of the protection and security features in a computer system?
To prevent concurrent processes from interfering with each other
Which of the following is NOT a key aspect of system security?
Allowing unrestricted access to system resources
What is the primary function of a Command-Line Interface (CLI) in an operating system?
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What is the relationship between the CLI and the operating system kernel?
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Which scheduling criteria focuses on the amount of time it takes to execute a particular process?
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What is the main focus of CPU utilization in scheduling criteria?
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Which scheduling algorithm is not preemptive?
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In scheduling, what does throughput measure?
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What is the main focus of optimization criteria in scheduling algorithms?
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Which scheduling criterion is defined as the amount of time a process has been waiting in the ready queue?
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What is a thread?
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Which of the following resources are shared among threads within the same process?
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What is the primary advantage of using multithreaded processes?
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In a web browser, which task might be handled by a separate thread?
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When does the CPU scheduler make decisions about which process to allocate the CPU to?
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In a word processor, which task might be handled by a separate thread?
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What is the user interface that represents files, programs, and actions using icons and allows user interaction with mouse and keyboard?
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Which of the following is NOT a part of a process?
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Which operating system combines a UNIX kernel with a GUI interface called Aqua?
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What is the advantage of having both CLI and GUI interfaces in an operating system?
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Which of the following statements about the process concept is correct?
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Which of the following operating systems provides a CLI with optional GUI interfaces like Java Desktop and KDE?
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What is the main purpose of the long-term scheduler (or job scheduler)?
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Which of the following is NOT a process state mentioned in the text?
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What is the main purpose of a context switch?
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What is the main purpose of the short-term scheduler (or CPU scheduler)?
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What is the main purpose of a thread?
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