Answers to Introduction to Enterprise Computing > Module 1 > graded quiz

Introduction to Enterprise Computing > Module 1 > graded quiz

Question 1

Which of these provides a common set of methods for performing functions which the operating system is going to utilize?

- Operating System

- Software

* Firmware

- Hardware


Question 2

Architecture is comprised of:

- Hardware and firmware    

- Hardware and operating systems    

- Software and firmware    

* Software and hardware    


Question 3

What takes source code and compiles it into machine language?

- Object code

- Language code    

* Compilers

- Programming


Question 4

Which of the following are examples of application software?  

- Memory components    

- Program products    

- Operating Systems

* Inventory jobs    


Question 5

What is the best definition of an address space?    

- Is the actual physical memory    

- Appears to exist as main storage, although most of it is held in secondary storage    

- Is addressable data storage not currently in a computer’s main memory    

* A map of storage available to applications and users    


Question 6

What term is used when the operating system moves data from auxiliary storage to central storage?    

- Retrieving    

* Paging

- Passing

- Relocating


Question 7

A processor unit (PU) is an un-characterized processor in a mainframe. Which characterized processor executes commands?

- SAP (System assistance processor)    

- zIIP (Integrated information processor)    

- zAAP (z Application assist processor)

* CP (Central processor)    


Question 8

In TSO/ISPF, what is the name of a data set which contains multiple members, each of which holds a sub-data set?    

- Member data set    

- Sequential data set    

- Sub data set    

* Partitioned data set    


Question 9

What is the status of the management process state when a process is waiting on the processor to handle the request?

* Ready

- New

- Running

- Holding