SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY

Isulan, Sultan Kudarat

College of Engineering

CpE421 - Operating System

Mid-Term Examination
March 18-20, 2020

BSCpE Fourth Year

Name:________________________________________ Year & Section:______________Score:_________

General Direction: Answer the questions correctly and write your answer legibly.
I. Identification. Provide the correct answer and write your answer on the blank before the number.
____________________1. It manages the execution of the computer programs to prevent errors and improper use
of programs.
____________________2. It is a technique in which an Operating System collects the programs and data together
in a batch before processing starts.
____________________3. It is a program loaded into a memory.
____________________4. It is a memory management technique that provides an idealized abstraction of the
storage resources that are actually available on a given machine which creates the
illusion to users of a very large memory.
____________________5. It is a communication path between two or more systems.
____________________6. It is an operating system intended to serve real-time applications that process data as it
comes in, typically without buffer delays.
____________________7. It is the initial program that the computer runs when it is powered up or rebooted.
____________________8. It is a very popular object oriented language introduced by Sun Microsystems in late
1995.
____________________9. It is implemented in a semiconductor technology which forms an array of memory words.
____________________10. It is an inexpensive removable magnetic disks that have a soft plastic case containing a
flexible platter.
II. Identification. Read the following questions carefully and choose the correct answer from the box. Write
your answer on the space provided.
Multiprocessor system Shell Layered approach Magnetic tape
Trap Kernel File-server system Time-sharing system
Protection System calls Disk controller Computer-server system

____________________11. It is a computer program at the core of a computer's operating system with complete
control over everything in the system.
____________________12. It provides an interface to which client can send requests to perform an action, in
response to which they execute the action and send back results to client.
____________________13. It is a software-generated interrupt caused either by an error or a request from a user
program.
____________________14. It is a method in which the operating system is broken up into a number of layers, each
built on top of lower layers.
____________________15. It is a logical extension of multi-programming in which CPU executes multiple jobs by
switching among them.
____________________16. It provides the interface between a process and the operating system.
____________________17. Its function is to get the next command statement and execute it.
____________________18.It provides a file-system interface where client can create, update, read, and delete files.
____________________19. It is a mechanism for controlling the access of the programs, processes, or users to the
resources defined by computer system.
____________________20. It is the use of two or more central processing units within a single computer system.
II. Matching Type. Match column A with the correct answer on column B, write only the letter of answer on
the space provided.
A B
______21. It was the first computer used to tackle many a. Peer-to-peer system
commercial and scientific applications. b. Supercomputer
______22. It is the ability of an operating system to c. Client-server network
execute more than one program on a single
processor machine. d. Clustered system
______23. It is a network based system in which each e. Flow rate
node can act as both client and server for the
other ones of the system. f. Mainframe computer
______24. It is a parallel system that gather multiple g. Transfer rate
CPU’s to accomplish computational work.
______25. It is the rate at which data flow between the h. Multiprogrammed system
drive and the computer. i. abacus
IV. True or False. Write the word TRUE if you perceived that the statement is correct and FALSE if it is
wrong.
___________26. Rotational latency is the positioning time to move the disk arm to the desired cylinder.
___________27. Main memory is a volatile storage device that loses its contents when power is turned off or
otherwise lost.
___________28. Seek time is the time for the desired sector to rotate to the disk head.
___________29. Main memory is usually too small to store all needed programs and data permanently.
___________30. Compact disk provide the bulk of secondary storage for modern computer system.
___________31. From the system view, operating system is the program that is most intimate with the hardware.
___________32. Mainframe computer operating system are designed to provide an environment in which a user can
easily interface with the computer to execute programs.
___________33. Personal computer operating system supports complex games, business applications and
everything in between.
___________34. Handheld operating system are designed primarily to optimize utilization of hardware.
___________35. Operating system is a program that provides a basis for application program and acts as an
intermediary between the user of the computer and the computer hardware.
V. Enumeration. Give what is asked.
What are the four (4) components of the computer system? (In order)
36.
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39.
In your own words, what is operating system?
40.

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