Computer Science Quiz

What is responsible for creating and deleting files and directories to organize files?

• I/O system management

• File-System Management

• Caching

• Mass-Storage Management

Which type of computing refers to computing on handheld smartphones and tablet computers?

• Traditional Computing

• Client Server Computing

• Peer-to-Peer Computing

• Mobile Computing

What is the purpose of caching in a computer system?

• To manage free-space and storage allocation

• To control access to files from unauthorized users

• To improve performance by storing information in a faster storage system

• To map files onto secondary storage

In a client-server computing environment, what type of system provides an interface for clients to send requests to perform actions?

• Compute-server system

• File-server system

• Peer-to-Peer system

• Real-time Embedded system

What is the main purpose of a real-time embedded system?

• To run real-time operating systems

• To deliver computing, storage, and applications as a service

• To provide handheld mobile access to services

• To control scientific experiments and industrial systems

Which type of cloud computing model involves a cloud available via the Internet to anyone willing to pay for the services?

• Software as a service (SaaS)

• Private cloud

• Public cloud

• Hybrid cloud

What is the purpose of the I/O subsystem in a computer system?

• To ensure protection and security of data

• To hide devices from the operating system

• To provide a memory-management component including buffering and caching

• To manage free-space and storage allocation

What is the role of protection in a computer system?

• To defend a system from external and internal attacks

• To control access of processes or users to resources

• To provide a list of user names and associated user identifiers

• To improve reliability by detecting latent errors

What is the purpose of a peer-to-peer computing architecture?

• To divide tasks equally between nodes for data sharing

• To provide centralized system architecture

• To deliver computing, storage, and applications as a service

• To run real-time operating systems

What is the main advantage of distributed computing?

• Reliability

• Communication

• Computation speed

• Resource Sharing