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CSCE 3600 - Exam 1 - Part 1 - Systems Programming Overview Questions with Verified Solutions What is systems programming? The process of designing and implementing system software, such as operating systems and utilities. What is the role of an operating system? To manage hardware re...

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CSCE 3600 - Exam 1 - Part 1 - Systems
Programming Overview Questions with
Verified Solutions
What is systems programming?


✔✔ The process of designing and implementing system software, such as operating systems and

utilities.




What is the role of an operating system?


✔✔ To manage hardware resources and provide services for application software.




What is a system call?


✔✔ A mechanism that allows user-level programs to request services from the operating system.




What is the difference between user mode and kernel mode?


✔✔ User mode is for running applications, while kernel mode has unrestricted access to

hardware and system resources.




What is the purpose of a linker in systems programming?


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, ✔✔ To combine object files into a single executable and resolve external references.




What is a process in the context of operating systems?


✔✔ An instance of a program in execution, including its code, data, and execution state.




What is a context switch?


✔✔ The process of saving and restoring the state of a process so that execution can be resumed

from the same point later.




What is virtual memory?


✔✔ A memory management technique that provides an application with the illusion of a large,

contiguous memory space.




What is a file descriptor?


✔✔ An integer handle used to identify an open file or other input/output resource in a program.




What is the purpose of a device driver?


✔✔ To facilitate communication between the operating system and hardware devices.


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