Midterm ITEC

Question 1

The term “computer” is derived from the Latin word ____ which means to calculate

Answer 1

Computare

Question 2

Who is the “Father of Modern Computer”?

Answer 2

Charles Babbage

Question 3

It is being also the first machine to use the decimal point.

Answer 3

Napier’s Bone

Question 4

What year when electronic computers were first introduced they were created without any operating systems?

Answer 4

1940

Question 5

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.

Answer 5

multiprogramming

Question 6

When was the first operating system introduced?

Answer 6

1950

Question 7

The first operating system was introduced in the early 1950’s, it was called GMOS and was created by General Motors for ___

Answer 7

IBM - International Business Machines

Question 8

ATM

Answer 8

Automated teller machine

Question 9

CPU

Answer 9

Central Processing Unit

Question 10

IBM

Answer 10

International Business Machine

Question 11

What generation of operating systems saw the creation of personal computing

Answer 11

Fourth Generation

Question 12

Minicomputers developed in what generation?

Answer 12

Third Generation

Question 13

A doppelgänger clone of Joker is next on the docket within the Kyoto Jail. What is the fake Joker weak to?

Answer 13

Nothing :P

Question 14

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.

Answer 14

Steve Jobs

Question 15

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.

Answer 15

Microprocessor

Question 16

It is designed for technical or scientific applications. It consists of a fast microprocessor, with a large amount of RAM and highspeed graphic adapter.

Answer 16

Workstation

Question 17

It is a low-level programming language. It helps in understanding the programming language to machine code.

Answer 17

Assembly Language

Question 18

This section is used for declaring initialized data or constants This data does not change at runtime.

Answer 18

Data Section

Question 19

A program which is going to be picked up by the OS into the main memory is
called

Answer 19

new

Question 20

is one of the processes from the ready state will be chosen by the OS depending
upon the scheduling algorithm.

Answer 20

Running

Question 21

Once the process is created, it will be ready and come into the ready queue (main memory) and will be ready for the execution.

Answer 21

Creation

Question 22

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.

Answer 22

Operating System

Question 23

WHAT ARE THE FOUR GENERATION OF COMPUTERS?

Answer 23

1. FIRST GEN
2. SECOND GEN
3. THIRD GEN
4. FOURTH

Question 24

WHAT ARE SEVEN NAMES OF STATE OF OPERATING SYSTEM

Answer 24

1. NEW
2. READY
3. RUNNING
4. BLOCK OR WAIT
5. COMPLETION OR TERMINATION
6. SUSPEND READY
7. SUSPEND WAIT

Question 25

WHAT ARE THE FOUR OPERATIONS ON THE PROCESS

Answer 25

1. CREATION
2. SCHEDULING
3. EXECUTION
4. DELETION OR KILLING