1. Re-entrancy in kernel development is_________?

o Answer: b. The ability to run two different parts of its code simultaneously

2. _________ was used instead of disk drives in the early days of computers?

o Answer: d. Delay lines, punched cards, paper tape, magnetic tape, magnetic drums

3. _________ are the goals of an OS?

o Answer: a. Convenience for the user, efficiency, and evolutionary capabilities

4. What facilitated the moving of blocks of code within memory without an undue overhead
penalty?

o Answer: c. relocation hardware

5. The following are the function of an operating system except____________?

o Answer: c. Developing application programs

6. _________ is inter-process communication (IPC)?

o Answer: c. Synchronization and communication between processes

7. The kind of disk operating system the Commodore 64, Atari 800 and Apple II machines have
is___________?

o Answer: a. DOS

8. _________ Is a kind of storage devices does a disk operating system manage?

o Answer: d. Devices made of rotating platters

9. _______________ is the "bare metal" approach to running programs?

o Answer: a. Directly loading and executing programs without any hardware abstraction
or operating system support

10. _________ is required to manage rapid access to block storage of sequential data?

o Answer: b. The ability to manage the computer's resources

11. The kernel of an operating system can be defined as________?

o Answer: d. The portion of the OS that is always in main memory and contains the most
frequently used functions

12. _______ is the goal of spooling?

o Answer: a. to increase resource utilization

13. The most significant of the early computers was _________?

o Answer: a. EDVAC
14. Memory management is_________?

o Answer: b. The process of safely allowing processes to access computer memory as