Which of the following are true of UEFI, BIOS, both, or neither?
(UEFI, BIOS, Both, Neither)
I. Usable on x86-64 (x64) standalone personal computer systems
II. Usable on x86-32 (i386) and all earlier standalone personal computer systems
III. Standard for ARM chipset systems
IV. Has standardized NVRAM locations for system variables
V. Uses a dedicated bootloader partition - ANSWER I: Both
II: BIOS
III: Neither
IV: UEFI
V: UEFI
Batch systems had to implement multiprogramming.
(True, False) - ANSWER False
I/O-bound jobs underutilize the CPU in uniprogrammed systems.
(True, False) - ANSWER True
Memory protection was not needed in uniprogramming batch systems.
(True, False) - ANSWER True
A major motivation for multiprogramming batch systems was improving resource
utilization.
(True, False) - ANSWER True
, In "old" batch systems, the user was also the operator.
(True, False) - ANSWER False
Parameters passed to a procedure/method are located in the________ segment of a
process.
1. heap
2. text
3.stack
4. data - ANSWER 3. stack
Dynamically allocated variables are located in the ________ segment of a process.
1. heap
2. text
3. stack
4. data - ANSWER 1. heap
Constants are located in the ________ segment of a process.
1. heap
2. text
3. stack
4. data - ANSWER 4. data
Instructions to be executed by a process are encapsulated within the process _________
segment.
1. heap
2. text
3. stack
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