Chapter 7: Operating System

Question 1

API Stands for?

Answer 1

Application Programming Interface

Question 2

A kernal is?

Answer 2

a program that sits between the user interface and the hardware and manages many tasks that happen within the computer

Question 3

Scheduling allows for…

Answer 3

Scheduling allows users to have more processes open, providing an illusion of multitasking by rapidly switching the processor core(s) between tasks

Question 4

Operating System User Interfaces include:

Answer 4

Command Line Interface: These Operating Systems work primarily through a command line (text input) via a keyboard and generally do not display graphics or utilize the mouse.
Text-Based User Interface/Text Line Interface: Displays using text only (usually in multiple colors), and allows for the use of a mouse
Graphical User Interface: Allows you to click and use your mouse.