ITE 250

Operating Systems
Quiz # 1
Instructions:
• Write True if the statement is true and False if
the statement is false.
• Strictly no Erasures!!! Erasures = 0 point
• Trust yourself do not trust the answer of your
seatmate.
READY???
1.
• Kernel is the one program running at all times
on the computer.
2.
• Interrupt transfers control to the interrupt
service routine generally, through the
interrupt line, which contains the addresses of
all the service routines
3.
• I/O and CPU can execute concurrently
4.
• Stored in ROM or EPROM also known as
firmware, Initializes all aspects of system,
loads OS kernel and starts execution.
5.
• Device controllers inform the memory that it
is finished w/ operation by causing an
interrupt.
6.
• Incoming interrupts are abled while another
interrupt is being processed.
7.
• The System call can made request to the
operating system to allow user to wait for I/O
completion.
8.
• Main memory is random access and volatile.
9.
• Caching is storing information into faster
storage system.
10.
• Multiprogramming provides efficiency via job
scheduling like when the OS has to wait, it
switches to another job.
11.
• Multiprocessor Systems can Increased
throughput, economy of scale, increased
reliability.
12.
• Timesharing is when the memory switches
jobs so frequently that each user can interact
with each job while it is running.
13.
• When Dual-mode operation occurs the OS will
allow the user to protect itself and other
system components.
14.
• Multi-threaded processes have one program
counter while single-threaded processes have
one program counter per thread.
15.
• Security is the mechanism for controlling
access of processes or users to resources
defined by the OS.
16.
• Protection is a defense of a system against
attacks.
17.
• There are 8 different types of storage in the
storage hierarchy.
18.
• The solid state disk is divided into tracks which
are subdivided into sectors.
19.
• Disk controller determines the logical
interaction between the device and the
computer.
20.
• OS indexes into the I/O device table to
determine device status and to modify the
table entry to include interrupt
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 Answers
1. True 11. True
2. False 12. False
3. True 13. False
4. True 14. False
5. False 15. False
6. False 16. False
7. True 17. False
8. True 18. False
9. False 19. True
10.True 20. True