Operating Systems - IT & Programming
Practice questions to test your knowledge and improve your understanding.
____ uses multiple sources of information and provides multidimensional analysis.
The ________ software makes the computer run.
The first-come, first-served (fcfs) algorithm is fine for most ____ systems.
The smallest amount of memory the vm can use at any time is called _______.
____ describes how instances of one entity relate to instances of another entity.
____ peripheral devices are assigned to only one job at a time.
____ is one of the most widely-used versions of linux.
A computer with a domain name is called a ________.
Optimal page replacement ____.
In common usage, the term “pc” refers to computers that ____.
A ____ chip holds software that is used to start the computer.
The cpu stores the results of computations in ________.
Mac os x includes a backup utility called ________.
In demand paging, pages are ____ between main memory and secondary storage.
Memory compaction is also referred to as ____.
____ is an open-platform mobile operating system.
To clean up the registry in windows, you should ______________.
No movement between queues is a very simple policy that rewards those who have ____ jobs.
Clicking or tapping on a(n) ____ file will start up a program.
In game theory, strategies include _______.
Computers represent data using binary digits, called ________.
One advantage of proprietary software versus off-the-shelf software is that _____.
The three standard classes of devices supported by linux are ____.
Windows server is an example of a(n) _____ operating system.
A(n) ______ expands the capability of a portable computer.
Some important touch gestures begin at the _______________ of the screen.
By default, windows creates a ___________ every time new software is installed.
The _________ domain connects remote users to the organization?s it infrastructure.
One of the disadvantages of proprietary software is that ______________.
________ refers to the leasing of hardware with pre-installed operating systems.
Disk ________ realigns separated data so that related file pieces are unified.
Mac os and ios applications are constructed using ________ programming language.
A(n)________ is an example of storage hardware in computers.
Ms-dos first used a(n) ________ interface.
Lock and key synchronization must take place within a single ____.
An icon on your desktop is a component of a ____ interface.
A(n) ____ view of data is the way a user thinks about data.
The program segment that catches a possible by zero is known as a(n) ______.
Electronic devices such as card readers use ___________ operating systems.
All of the following are examples of desktop operating systems except ______.
Cloud computing provides _____, which matches resources to needs at any given time.
In ____ systems, deadlocks can cause critical situations.
The linux page replacement algorithm is an expanded version of the ____ replacement policy.
By default, all print jobs have a priority of ____.
In linux, the three levels of file access are ____, ____, and ____.
Video cards have their own _____.
Total productive maintenance (tpm) seeks to do all of the following except ____.
A ___________ is any known starting point.
A _________ is a program that is written to use a particular operating system.
Under direct memory access, a device called a ____ is attached to the bus and to main memory.