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NOS 110 COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
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B) Cloud computing - ANSWER Which of the following can be described
as a client/server computing model that offers scalable Web-based
applications and services over the Internet?

A) real-time computing
B) cloud computing
C) multiuser computing
D) ISP computing

C) executed program instructions - ANSWER Which of the following is
NOT an I/O task performed by the operating system?

A) manages network communication
B) controls information storage and retrieval
C) executes program instructions
D) handles output to the monitor

D) basic input/output system - ANSWER Which particular type of low-
level code is responsible for starting an operating system on a
computer?

A) POST
B) CMOS
C) real-time system
D) basic input/output system

A) False - ANSWER Cooperative multitasking allows the operating
system to remain in control of the computer at all times

A) False
B) True

,D) real-time system - ANSWER A large institution, such as a bank, may
have thousands of transactions to process in which no user interaction is
required; which type of computer system are you most likely to use?

A) high-end workstation
B) mainframe
C) Windows PC
D) real-time system

B) resource managers - ANSWER What type of programs specifically
manage central processor and computer memory?

A) application program interfaces
B) resource managers
C) task-switching
D) batch managers

D) client/server system - ANSWER When a computing environment
requires that some processing of applications takes place on a server
and on a PC-class computer, which type of system are you using?

A) multiuser system
B) real-time system
C) mainframe system
D) client/server system

A) True - ANSWER The core of an operating system that coordinates
system functions is referred to as the CPU

A) True
B) False

B) True - ANSWER A separate device driver is typically present for each
I/O device

A) False
B) True

,A) kernel - ANSWER You are testing out a new multitasking operating
system. In your testing, you find that some applications are not getting
sufficient CPU time while other applications are getting more than
necessary. Which component is likely to be the cause of this problem?

A) kernel
B) CPU
C) shell
D) BIOS

C) real-time - ANSWER Which type of operating system would be best
when implementing a new computing system for an industrial plant that
will require an accurate system to receive and process inputs, and
calculate the expected outputs in a specified period?

A) multiuser
B) time-sharing
C) real-time
D) client/server

B) manages random access memory - ANSWER Which of the following
is NOT a task performed by the computer's BIOS

A) enables communication with hardware devices
B) manages random access memory
C) starts the operating system
D) performs power-on self test

D) BIOS - ANSWER Which of the following is low-level programming
code capable of starting a full-fledged operating system?

A) POST
B) Process
C) CMOS
D) BIOS

D) high-end workstation - ANSWER Which type of computer is most
likely to be used for graphical design, film design, and animation?

, A) mainframe
B) PC-class computer
C) supercomputer
D) high-end workstation

D) application software - ANSWER A word processor is best described
as which type of the following operating system element?

A) basic input/output system
B) application programming interface
C) resource manager
D) application software

B) Unix - ANSWER Which of the following was the first widely used
multiuser, multitasking OS?

A) Mac System Software 6
B) Unix
C) MS-DOS
D) Windows 3.0

A) Windows 10 - ANSWER You are planning to buy a new server that
will act as the server portion of a client/server application. A colleague of
yours makes some suggestions for the server's OS. Which of the
following suggestions are you least likely to adopt?

A)Windows 10
B) Linux
C) Windows Server 2012/R2
D) Windows Server 2016

C) Linux - ANSWER Which operating system, usually distributed for free,
relies on open source software that is developed by volunteers and
contains code in the public domain?

A) Windows Server 2012/R2
B) Windows 10

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