Introduction to Operating Systems Questions

DIPET 1 in ICT - ICTT

Semester: First Semester

Level: 200

Year: 2019

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA

Peace – Work – Fatherland P.O. BOX 39 Bambili

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION

SCHOOL: HTTTC DEPARTMENT: Computer Science OPTION: ICT

COURSE CODE: CSCT2111 COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Operating Systems

LECTURER: Mr. PFUBONG Simon MUNDI CREDIT VALUE: 3

DATE: 19/03/2019 TIME: 1h30 START: 9:30AM END: 11:00AM

Instructions: Answer all the questions

1. In a Computer system, the Operating system (OS) “is the overall controller of the machine”. Cite and

explain four things that the OS does to merit this appellation. 9mks

2. Draw and complete the table below with some characteristics of the named OSs that show the differences

amongst them. 9mks

Disk Operating system

(DOS)

Ubuntu Windows 10

3. In the process of installation of an OS, some of the things we configure are the time zone, the language, the

Computer name and password. Explain why we need to configure each of these.

8mks

4. Consider three programs running on a Computer at the same time: Playing music with Windows media

player, downloading a file from the internet with Download Manager and typing a document with MS

Office Word. Each of these programs is made up of a fixed number of processes which are also each made

up of a fixed number of tasks. Use this scenario to explain what you understand by:

a) Multiprogramming 3mks

b) Multiprocessing 3mks

c) Multitasking 3mks

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