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  1. Which of the following operating system reads and reacts in actual time?

  2. A.

     Quick Response System

    B.

     Real Time System

    C.

     Time Sharing System

    D.

     Batch Processing System

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  3. All of the following are TRUE regarding virtual memory EXCEPT

  4. A.

     Any amount of RAM can be allocated to virtual memory

    B.

     The setting for the amount of hard disk drive space to allocate virtual memory can be manually change

    C.

     This temporary storage is called the swap file or page file

    D.

     Virtual memory is the physical space o the hard drive

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  5. The essential difference between an operating system like Linux and one like Windows is that

  6. A.

     Windows can run with an Intel processor, whereas Linux cannot

    B.

     Linux is a proprietary whereas Windows is not

    C.

     There are multiple versions of Linux, but only one version of Windows

    D.

     Any programmer can modify Linux code which is not permitted with Windows

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  7. What is dispatch latency?

  8. A.

     The time taken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another

    B.

     The time taken by the processor to write a file into disk

    C.

     The whole time taken by all processor

    D.

     None of Above

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  9. A page fault occurs when

  10. A.

     the Deadlock happens

    B.

     the Segmentation starts

    C.

     the page is found in the memory

    D.

     the page is not found in the memory

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  11. Whenever you move a directory from one location to another

  12. A.

     All files inside the directory are moved

    B.

     All the subdirectory inside that directory are moved

    C.

     The directory is moved the source file is not moved

    D.

     Both A and B

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  13. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in

  14. A.

     RAM

    B.

     ROM

    C.

     The CPU

    D.

     Memory Cache

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  15. Which of the following does not occur during the power-on-self-test (POST)?

  16. A.

     The scan disk utility begins to run

    B.

     The video card and video memory are tested

    C.

     The BIOS identification process occurs

    D.

     Memory chip are checked to ensure that they are working properly

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  17. The maximum size of a write file is limited to only

  18. A.

     Name of the file

    B.

     Extension of the file

    C.

     The amount of memory in your computer

    D.

     All of above

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  19. Which of the following is drop down list?

  20. A.

     List

    B.

     Combo box

    C.

     Text area

    D.

     None

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