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Quiz: OS Introduction

5 questionsNo time limitPass: 60%+10 XP on first pass

What an operating system does, the kernel, user mode vs kernel mode, system calls, and the types of OS — batch, multiprogramming, time-sharing, real-time, distributed.

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  1. Question 1

    What is the kernel?

  2. Question 2

    How does a user program ask the OS to read a file?

  3. Question 3

    An airbag controller that must react within milliseconds needs a:

  4. Question 4

    Linux is an example of which kernel design?

  5. Question 5

    Why does the CPU have separate user and kernel modes?