Midterm ITEC Flashcards
The term “computer” is derived from the Latin word ____ which means to calculate
Computare
Who is the “Father of Modern Computer”?
Charles Babbage
It is being also the first machine to use the decimal point.
Napier’s Bone
What year when electronic computers were first introduced they were created without any operating systems?
1940
A major part in the development of operating systems and it allowed a CPU to be busy nearly 100 percent of the time that it was in operation.
multiprogramming
When was the first operating system introduced?
1950
The first operating system was introduced in the early 1950’s, it was called GMOS and was created by General Motors for ___
IBM - International Business Machines
ATM
Automated teller machine
CPU
Central Processing Unit
IBM
International Business Machine
What generation of operating systems saw the creation of personal computing
Fourth Generation
Minicomputers developed in what generation?
Third Generation
A doppelgänger clone of Joker is next on the docket within the Kyoto Jail. What is the fake Joker weak to?
Nothing :P
Who is the co-founder of Apple, created the Apple Macintosh which was a huge success due to the fact that it was so user-friendly.
Steve Jobs
It is commonly known as a CPU and with integrated circuits, helped make it possible for computers to fit easily on a desk and for the introduction of the laptop.
Microprocessor
It is designed for technical or scientific applications. It consists of a fast microprocessor, with a large amount of RAM and highspeed graphic adapter.
Workstation
It is a low-level programming language. It helps in understanding the programming language to machine code.
Assembly Language
This section is used for declaring initialized data or constants This data does not change at runtime.
Data Section
A program which is going to be picked up by the OS into the main memory is
called
new
is one of the processes from the ready state will be chosen by the OS depending
upon the scheduling algorithm.
Running
Once the process is created, it will be ready and come into the ready queue (main memory) and will be ready for the execution.
Creation
It’s an interface between the software and various computer hardware or software components. An operating system makes a computer convenient to use.
perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers.
Operating System
WHAT ARE THE FOUR GENERATION OF COMPUTERS?
- FIRST GEN
- SECOND GEN
- THIRD GEN
- FOURTH
WHAT ARE SEVEN NAMES OF STATE OF OPERATING SYSTEM
- NEW
- READY
- RUNNING
- BLOCK OR WAIT
- COMPLETION OR TERMINATION
- SUSPEND READY
- SUSPEND WAIT
WHAT ARE THE FOUR OPERATIONS ON THE PROCESS
- CREATION
- SCHEDULING
- EXECUTION
- DELETION OR KILLING