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Question 31

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Match each item with a statement below.

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a computer that has extreme processing power and speed to handle complex computations that are beyond the reach of other computers

task switching

device driver

application programming interface

supercomputer

power-on self test

resource managers

batch processing

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

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a computer that has extreme processing power and speed to handle complex computations that are beyond the reach of other computers

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task switching

device driver

application programming interface

supercomputer

power-on self test

resource managers

batch processing

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

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task switching

device driver

application programming interface

supercomputer

power-on self test

resource managers

batch processing

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

Premises

task switching

device driver

application programming interface

supercomputer

power-on self test

resource managers

batch processing

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

Responses

Question 32

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Match each item with a statement below.

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a hybrid between single-tasking and multitasking that permits the user or application software to switch among multiple single-tasking operations

batch processing

device driver

resource managers

supercomputer

application programming interface

task switching

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

power-on self test

Premises

a hybrid between single-tasking and multitasking that permits the user or application software to switch among multiple single-tasking operations

Responses

batch processing

device driver

resource managers

supercomputer

application programming interface

task switching

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

power-on self test

Show Answer

Correct Answer

Premises

Responses

batch processing

device driver

resource managers

supercomputer

application programming interface

task switching

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

power-on self test

Premises

batch processing

device driver

resource managers

supercomputer

application programming interface

task switching

kernel

shell

time-sharing system

power-on self test

Responses

Question 33

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Which of the following does NOT require a device driver to be installed in the OS?

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

What essential part of the operating system communicates with the BIOS, device drivers, resource managers, and APIs to coordinate operating system functions?

Cooperative multitasking allows the operating system to remain in control of the computer at all times.

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Which particular type of low-level code is responsible for starting an operating system on a computer?

An operating system allows the computer to execute I/O functions, enabling software applications to communicate with computer hardware.