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Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of an operating system?
Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of an operating system?
- Provide a comprehensive development environment for programmers (correct)
- Use the computer hardware in an efficient manner
- Execute user programs and make solving user problems easier
- Make the computer system convenient to use
In a modern computer system, which component provides access to shared memory through Direct Memory Access (DMA)?
In a modern computer system, which component provides access to shared memory through Direct Memory Access (DMA)?
- CPU
- Device controllers
- Common bus
- All of the above (correct)
Which of the following statements about the high-level view of an operating system is FALSE?
Which of the following statements about the high-level view of an operating system is FALSE?
- The application interacts directly with the hardware resources (correct)
- The user runs any application
- The operating system provides tools and manages the execution of the application on the CPU
- The operating system provides a platform for the application to run on the machine
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operating system mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an operating system mentioned in the text?
What is the primary role of an operating system?
What is the primary role of an operating system?
In a modern computer system, which component is responsible for concurrent execution of CPUs and devices competing for memory cycles?
In a modern computer system, which component is responsible for concurrent execution of CPUs and devices competing for memory cycles?
Which of the following is NOT a component of an operating system in user mode?
Which of the following is NOT a component of an operating system in user mode?
What is the primary function of the I/O Management component in an operating system?
What is the primary function of the I/O Management component in an operating system?
In which mode does the operating system process input and output operations?
In which mode does the operating system process input and output operations?
Which of the following is an example of multitasking as described in the text?
Which of the following is an example of multitasking as described in the text?
What is the purpose of the Command Interpreter component in an operating system?
What is the purpose of the Command Interpreter component in an operating system?
Which of the following statements about the operating system is NOT true according to the text?
Which of the following statements about the operating system is NOT true according to the text?
