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ELDAMA RAVINE TECHNICAL AND

VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS
CERTIFICATE IN INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST
CICT 21J/ CICT 21M
JUNE 2021
DURATION: 2 HOURS
Instructions:
 Answer all the given questions.
 Observe all exam rules and regulations
 Handover your CAT answer paper when the time for cat is over.

1. Define the following concepts as used in Device I/O management. (6 marks)


a. DMA
b. Device Controller
c. Polling
2. What is an I/O device? Explain 2 categories of I/O devices. (6 marks)
3. It important to use DMA controller in Device I/O management. Why? (2 marks)
4.
a. What is process as used in operating systems? (2 marks)
b. Name 3 process scheduling algorithms. (3 marks)
5. What is memory management as used in Operating Systems.? (2 marks)
6. With an aid of a diagram, describe the layered structure of an operating system.
(4 marks)
7. What is dynamic loading as used in Memory Management? (2 marks)
8. State 3 advantages of Operating Systems that support batch operating systems.
(3 marks)

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