Operating Systems Quiz
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What is the primary benefit of using an operating system?

  • Adding complexity to the underlying hardware
  • Increasing the size of every application
  • Making software development impractical
  • Reducing the need for applications to handle low-level functionality (correct)
  • Why would every application need its own UI without an operating system?

  • To offload common tasks to system software
  • To ensure consistent interaction with hardware
  • To handle low-level functionality of the underlying computer (correct)
  • To display text on a standard output device
  • What does an operating system offload to system software?

  • Displaying text on a standard output device
  • Handling all low-level functionality (correct)
  • Sending a network packet
  • Interacting with hardware
  • What does an operating system provide for applications to interact with hardware?

    <p>A consistent and repeatable way</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does an operating system impact the size of applications?

    <p>It reduces the size by offloading common tasks to system software</p> Signup and view all the answers

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