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03 - Types of Operating Systems

 1. A distributed operating system (OS) takes advantage of _____ processing.
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  linear

  reverse

  parallel

  sequential

 2. A distributed OS will co-ordinate multiple independent computational nodes.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 3. The operating system in a TV set-top box is an _____ OS.

  peripheral

  integral

  manual

  embedded

 4. Microsoft Windows is an example of a multi-tasking OS.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 5. A multi-tasking OS can load mutliple programs into the ___ _____.

  CPU core

  hard disk

  heat sink

  main memory

 6. The multi-tasking OS can ____ each program so the CPU can execute segments of multiple tasks.

  accelerate

  terminate

  weave

  interrupt

 7. Which of these is more likely to have a multi-user OS?

  A smartphone

  A desktop computer

  A supercomputer

  A games console

 8. One multi-user OS can control mutiple terminals.

  FALSE

  TRUE

 9. What does RTOS mean?

  Reverse turn operating system

  Real time operating system

  Radial terminal operating system

  Repeat task operating system

 10. An RTOS has ____ time constraints.

  open

  flexible

  binary

  fixed