Operating Systems (CST2103)
Computer Science - COS
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: FCS
COURSE CODE: CSCT2103 COURSE TITLE: 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
1
2
3
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.
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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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