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Operating Systems

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Course Exam

A course summary, then multiple-choice questions and short tasks covering every lesson.

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What you learned in this course

$An OS manages processes, memory, files, devices and security, and provides a user interface .$
$Processes are running, ready or blocked; the scheduler shares the CPU; memory is allocated, protected and paged.$
$Types: single/multi-user, multitasking, real-time, embedded, server, mobile.$
$Windows, Windows Server, Linux and macOS differ in cost, licensing, software, security and support.$
$Choose an OS from what must run, then total cost, security and support life, compatibility and skills.$
$Boot: power \to UEFI/BIOS \to POST \to bootloader \to kernel \to login.$
$Command line: dir/ls, cd, md/mkdir, copy/cp, move/mv, ren, del/rm, wildcards and batch files.$

Exam

Part A — Knowledge check

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$Which is NOT a function of an operating system?$

Answer every question before you finish. Use Previous and Next to fill any gaps.

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