12 Questions
Which of the following is a function of the operating system?
Process Management
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?
Turnaround Time
When a process is in the suspended state in an operating system, what is its status?
Currently able to run, but must wait until CPU becomes available
What does PCB stand for in an Operating System context?
Process Control Block
In an Operating System with threads facility, what is the basic unit of CPU utilization?
Thread
Which feature is not achieved using a time-sharing operating system?
Data Redundancy
What does IPOS stand for?
Input, Programming, Output, Sequencing
What is a megabyte approximately equal to in terms of bytes?
One million
What transforms a computer into a terminal to connect to a multiuser computer system?
Telecommunications software
In a mainframe computer system, which processor is responsible for handling data retrieval operations?
Backend processor
What did second-generation computers primarily use for programming?
Low-level language
In ALU, what component stores the results of arithmetic operations temporarily?
Registers
Test your knowledge on operating system functions and concepts with this quiz. Identify different functions of the OS, understand job processing intervals, and learn about process states in an operating system.
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