Intro to Pc Operating System Chapter1
Chapter 1: Introducing Operating Systems
TRUE/FALSE
1. The operating system manages each and every piece of hardware and software.
T
2. An operating system is a special type of hardware.
F
3. The Memory Manager, the Interface Manager, the User Manager, and the File Manager are the basis of all operating systems.
T
4. Networking was not always an integral part of operating systems.
T
5. The Memory Manager is in charge of main memory, also known as ROM.
F
6. The high-level portion of the Process Manager is called the Process Scheduler.
F
7. The Device Manager monitors every device, channel, and control unit.
T
8. The File Manager is responsible for data files but not program files.
F
9. When the Processor Manager receives a command, it determines whether the program must be retrieved from storage or is already in memory, and then notifies the appropriate manager.
T
10. Operating systems with networking capability have a fifth essential manager called the Network Manager that provides a convenient way for users to share resources while controlling users’ access to them.
T
11. The central processing unit (CPU) is the brains of the computer with the circuitry to control the interpretation and execution of instructions.
T
12. Until the mid-1970s, all computers were classified by price alone.
F
13. The supercomputer was developed primarily for government applications needing massive and fast number-crunching ability to carry out military operations and weather forecasting.
T
14. The minicomputer of the 1970s was smaller than the microcomputer.
F
15. Since the mid-1970s rapid advances in computer technology have blurred the distinguishing characteristics of early machines.
T
16. The Intel 4004 chip in 1971 had 2,300 transistors while the Pentium II chip twenty years later had 7.5 million, and the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor introduced in 2004 had 178 billion transistors.
T
17. Card systems date from the
TRUE/FALSE
1. The operating system manages each and every piece of hardware and software.
T
2. An operating system is a special type of hardware.
F
3. The Memory Manager, the Interface Manager, the User Manager, and the File Manager are the basis of all operating systems.
T
4. Networking was not always an integral part of operating systems.
T
5. The Memory Manager is in charge of main memory, also known as ROM.
F
6. The high-level portion of the Process Manager is called the Process Scheduler.
F
7. The Device Manager monitors every device, channel, and control unit.
T
8. The File Manager is responsible for data files but not program files.
F
9. When the Processor Manager receives a command, it determines whether the program must be retrieved from storage or is already in memory, and then notifies the appropriate manager.
T
10. Operating systems with networking capability have a fifth essential manager called the Network Manager that provides a convenient way for users to share resources while controlling users’ access to them.
T
11. The central processing unit (CPU) is the brains of the computer with the circuitry to control the interpretation and execution of instructions.
T
12. Until the mid-1970s, all computers were classified by price alone.
F
13. The supercomputer was developed primarily for government applications needing massive and fast number-crunching ability to carry out military operations and weather forecasting.
T
14. The minicomputer of the 1970s was smaller than the microcomputer.
F
15. Since the mid-1970s rapid advances in computer technology have blurred the distinguishing characteristics of early machines.
T
16. The Intel 4004 chip in 1971 had 2,300 transistors while the Pentium II chip twenty years later had 7.5 million, and the Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor introduced in 2004 had 178 billion transistors.
T
17. Card systems date from the