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- Question
The primary purpose of an operating system is to:
Options- A. make computer easier to use
- B. keep system programmers employed
- C. make the most efficient use of the hardware
- D. allow people to sue the computers
- E. None of the above
- Correct Answer
- make computer easier to use
- 1. Banker's algorithm for resource allocation deals with
Options- A. deadlock prevention
- B. deadlock avoidance
- C. deadlock recovery
- D. mutual exclusion
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 2. A program
Options- A. is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory.
- B. is the device where information is stored
- C. is a sequence of instructions
- D. is typically characterized by interactive processing and time of the CPU's time to allow quick response to each user.
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 3. An instruction in a programming language that is replaced by a sequence of instructions prior to assembly or compiling is known as
Options- A. procedure name
- B. macro
- C. label
- D. literal
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 4. A sequence of instructions, in a computer language, to get the desired result, is known as
Options- A. Algorithm
- B. Decision Table
- C. Program
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 5. Which of the following filename extension suggests that the file is a backup copy of another file?
Options- A. TXT
- B. COM
- C. BAS
- D. BAK
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 6. In DOS, what key would you press to step through the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat?
Options- A. F1
- B. F3
- C. F5
- D. F8
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 7. To view any currently running Terminate Stay Resident (TSR's) programs you could type:
Options- A. Memory
- B. MEM
- C. SYS /M
- D. MEMMAKER
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 8. HIMEM.SYS controls:
Options- A. DOS=HIGH
- B. RMDRIVE.SYS
- C. SMARTDRV.SYS
- D. Extended Memory
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 9. Which command is used to delete the directory and all its contents in one step?
Options- A. DEL *.*
- B. RD
- C. DELTREE
- D. CD
- E. None of the above Discuss
- 10. Which of the following applies to Internal DOS commands?
Options- A. Internal commands can be run whenever the DOS prompt is displayed
- B. Internal commands are reserved for DOS-level programming
- C. Internal commands can only be executed from a batch file
- D. Internal commands are stored on disk separately from COMMAND.COM
- E. None of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: deadlock avoidance
Correct Answer: is a sequence of instructions
Correct Answer: macro
Correct Answer: Program
Correct Answer: BAK
Correct Answer: F8
Correct Answer: MEM
Correct Answer: Extended Memory
Correct Answer: DELTREE
Correct Answer: Internal commands can be run whenever the DOS prompt is displayed
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