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What is the smallest unit of storage in a computer?
What is the smallest unit of storage in a computer?
- Bit (correct)
- Word
- Byte
- Megabyte
How many bits are there in a byte?
How many bits are there in a byte?
- 10
- 4
- 8 (correct)
- 6
In most computers, what is the smallest convenient chunk of storage?
In most computers, what is the smallest convenient chunk of storage?
- Kilobyte
- Word
- Bit
- Byte (correct)
Which term refers to a computer architecture's native unit of data?
Which term refers to a computer architecture's native unit of data?
How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
How many bytes are in a kilobyte?
Why are networking measurements typically given in bits?
Why are networking measurements typically given in bits?
What is the main goal of an operating system?
What is the main goal of an operating system?
Which component is responsible for coordinating the use of hardware among various applications and users?
Which component is responsible for coordinating the use of hardware among various applications and users?
What defines the ways in which system resources are used to solve computing problems?
What defines the ways in which system resources are used to solve computing problems?
Which type of computer usually has dedicated resources but can also use shared resources from servers?
Which type of computer usually has dedicated resources but can also use shared resources from servers?
What is considered as part of the kernel in an operating system?
What is considered as part of the kernel in an operating system?
Which component of a computer system is responsible for transferring data between main memory and local buffers?
Which component of a computer system is responsible for transferring data between main memory and local buffers?
What occurs when an interrupt is triggered on a computer system?
What occurs when an interrupt is triggered on a computer system?
Which statement about I/O handling is correct?
Which statement about I/O handling is correct?
What type of memory provides large nonvolatile storage capacity in a computer system?
What type of memory provides large nonvolatile storage capacity in a computer system?
Which component determines the logical interaction between a hard disk drive and a computer in a computer system?
Which component determines the logical interaction between a hard disk drive and a computer in a computer system?
What is the purpose of the timer mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of the timer mentioned in the text?
How does the system ensure that a user cannot set the mode bit to 'kernel'?
How does the system ensure that a user cannot set the mode bit to 'kernel'?
What differentiates a program from a process based on the provided text?
What differentiates a program from a process based on the provided text?
Why are some instructions designated as privileged and only executable in kernel mode?
Why are some instructions designated as privileged and only executable in kernel mode?
What does the counter decremented by the physical clock help achieve in the system?
What does the counter decremented by the physical clock help achieve in the system?
How does the timer contribute to controlling processes in an operating system?
How does the timer contribute to controlling processes in an operating system?
What are the responsibilities of the operating system in connection with process management?
What are the responsibilities of the operating system in connection with process management?
In a single-threaded process, how many program counters are there?
In a single-threaded process, how many program counters are there?
What does a multi-threaded process have?
What does a multi-threaded process have?
What does memory management determine?
What does memory management determine?
What does file-system management abstract?
What does file-system management abstract?
What is a key aspect of mass-storage management?
What is a key aspect of mass-storage management?
What does caching aim to achieve?
What does caching aim to achieve?
Why is cache management considered an important design problem?
Why is cache management considered an important design problem?
Concurrency in operating systems involves:
Concurrency in operating systems involves:
What is the purpose of caching in a computer system?
What is the purpose of caching in a computer system?
In a von Neumann architecture, what is the primary function of the device controller?
In a von Neumann architecture, what is the primary function of the device controller?
Which statement best describes the role of the bootstrap program (BIOS) in operating systems?
Which statement best describes the role of the bootstrap program (BIOS) in operating systems?
What is the main purpose of multiprogramming in a computer system?
What is the main purpose of multiprogramming in a computer system?
What is the key feature distinguishing multitasking from multiprogramming?
What is the key feature distinguishing multitasking from multiprogramming?
Why is dual-mode operation necessary in an operating system?
Why is dual-mode operation necessary in an operating system?
What distinguishes a software interrupt (exception or trap) from a hardware interrupt?
What distinguishes a software interrupt (exception or trap) from a hardware interrupt?
What is the primary function of direct memory access (DMA) in a computer system?
What is the primary function of direct memory access (DMA) in a computer system?
What is the main advantage of virtual memory in a computer system?
What is the main advantage of virtual memory in a computer system?
What is the primary purpose of a device driver in an operating system?
What is the primary purpose of a device driver in an operating system?
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