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Which of the following is a function of the operating system?
Which of the following is a function of the operating system?
- Command Interpretation
- Process Management (correct)
- Device Management
- Arithmetic Calculations
What is the interval called in an operating system from the time of submission of a job to the system for processing to the time of completion of the job?
What is the interval called in an operating system from the time of submission of a job to the system for processing to the time of completion of the job?
- Throughput
- Completion Time
- Response Time
- Turnaround Time (correct)
When a process is in the suspended state in an operating system, what is its status?
When a process is in the suspended state in an operating system, what is its status?
- In memory, will execute in given CPU time
- Currently waiting on I/O
- Currently able to run, but for some reason the operating system
- Currently able to run, but must wait until CPU becomes available (correct)
What does PCB stand for in an Operating System context?
What does PCB stand for in an Operating System context?
In an Operating System with threads facility, what is the basic unit of CPU utilization?
In an Operating System with threads facility, what is the basic unit of CPU utilization?
Which feature is not achieved using a time-sharing operating system?
Which feature is not achieved using a time-sharing operating system?
What does IPOS stand for?
What does IPOS stand for?
What is a megabyte approximately equal to in terms of bytes?
What is a megabyte approximately equal to in terms of bytes?
What transforms a computer into a terminal to connect to a multiuser computer system?
What transforms a computer into a terminal to connect to a multiuser computer system?
In a mainframe computer system, which processor is responsible for handling data retrieval operations?
In a mainframe computer system, which processor is responsible for handling data retrieval operations?
What did second-generation computers primarily use for programming?
What did second-generation computers primarily use for programming?
In ALU, what component stores the results of arithmetic operations temporarily?
In ALU, what component stores the results of arithmetic operations temporarily?
