Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 12K views

    Operating System Concepts (Exercises and Answers) Part I

    Uploaded by

    Alfred Fred
    Here you will find the most important exercises of the operating system concepts together with the solutions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Operating System Concepts (Exercises and Answers) Part I

    Uploaded by

    Alfred Fred
    12K views3 pages
    Here you will find the most important exercises of the operating system concepts together with the solutions.

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Here you will find the most important exercises of the operating system concepts together with the solutions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    12K views3 pages

    Operating System Concepts (Exercises and Answers) Part I

    Uploaded by

    Alfred Fred
    Here you will find the most important exercises of the operating system concepts together with the solutions.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    of 3
    At a glance
    Powered by AI
    The key takeaways are that an operating system manages computer resources and provides an interface for programs to interact with hardware. It also allows for multiprogramming by keeping multiple programs in memory at once.

    Multiprogramming is keeping multiple programs in memory at the same time, each competing for CPU time. An OS manages this through processes, process management, memory management, and CPU scheduling.

    A process includes the program in execution as well as its process control block, which stores information about the process like its state and resources used.

    Operating System Concepts (Exercises and Answers) Part I

    Answersareinblue.
    For Exercises 1- 18, mark the answers true and false as follows:
    A. True
    B. False
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.
    6.
    7.
    8.
    9.
    10.
    11.
    12.
    13.
    14.
    15.
    16.
    17.
    18.

    An operating system is an example of application software.


    B
    An operating system provides a basic user interface that allows the user to use the computer.
    A
    A computer can have more than one operating system, but only one OS is in control at any given
    time.
    A
    Multiprogramming is the technique of using multiple CPUs to run programs.
    B
    In the 1960s and 70s, a human operator would organize similar computer jobs into batches to be
    run.
    A
    Batch processing implies a high level of interaction between the user and the program.
    B
    A timesharing system allows multiple users to interact with a computer at the same time.
    A
    A dumb terminal is an I/O device that connects to a mainframe computer.
    A
    A logical address specifies an actual location in main memory.
    B
    An address in a single contiguous memory management system is made up of a page and an offset.
    B
    In a fixed partition system, main memory is divided into several partitions of the same size.
    B
    The bounds register contains the last address of a partition.
    B It contains the length of the partition.
    The first page in a paged memory system is page 0.
    A
    A process in the running state is currently being executed by the CPU.
    A
    The process control block (PCB) is a data structure that stores all information about a process.
    A
    CPU scheduling determines which programs are in memory.
    B
    The first-com, first-served scheduling algorithm is provably optimal.
    B
    A time slice is the amount of time each process is given before being preempted in a round robin
    scheduler.
    A

    For Exercises 19 -23 , match the operating system with information about it.
    A. MacOS
    B. Unix
    C. Linux
    D. DOS
    E. Windows

    19.
    20.
    21.
    22.
    23.

    Which is the operating system of choice for Apple Computers?


    A
    Historically, which is the operating system of choice for serious programmers?
    B
    Which is the PC version of Unix?
    C
    What is the Microsoft operating system family provided on PCs called?
    E
    What is the original PC operating system called?
    D

    For Exercise 24 - 26, match the following software type with its definition.
    A. Systems software
    B. Operating system
    C. Application software
    24.
    25.
    26.

    Programs that help us solve real-world problems.


    C
    Programs that manage a computer system and interact with hardware.
    A
    Programs that manage computer resources and provide an interfaces for other programs.
    B

    Exercises 27 - 72 are problems or short answer questions.


    27.
    28.
    29.
    30.

    31.
    32.

    Distinguish between application software and system software.


    Systems software are tools to help others write programs; they manage a computer system and
    interact with hardware. Application software are programs to solve specific problems.
    What is an operating system?
    An operating system is a piece of software that manages a computer's resources and provides an
    interface for system interaction.
    Explain the term multiprogramming.
    Multiprogramming is the technique of keeping multiple programs in main memory at the same
    time, each competing for time on the CPU.
    The following terms relate to how the operating system manages multiprogramming. Describe the
    part each plays in this process.
    A. Process
    A process is a program in execution.
    B. Process management
    Process management is keeping track of necessary information for active processes.
    C. Memory management
    Memory management is keeping track of how and where programs are loaded into main memory.
    D. CPU scheduling
    CPU scheduling is determining which process in memory is given access to the CPU so that it may
    execute.
    What constitutes a batch job?
    A batch job was made up of the program and the instructions regarding the system software and
    other resources needed to execute the job.
    Describe the evolution of the concept of batch processing from the human operator in the 1960s
    and '70s to the operating systems of today.
    Originally the instructions regarding the system software needed for a program were given to the
    human operator. Today the instructions are given directly to the computer through OS commands
    that are part of the file containing the program. Today, batch processing has come to mean a
    system in which programs and system resources are coordinated and executed without interaction
    between the user and the program.

    You might also like