Arizona State University

CSE 330

1. Which is not one of the goals of an
operating system?
a. Execute user programs and
make solving user problems
easier
b. Make the computer system
convenient to use
c. Use the computer hardware
in an efficient manner
d. Communicate with other
systems
2. There are four components in a
computer system: Hardware,
Operating System, Application
programs and
a. Users
b. File systems
c. Networks
d. Compilers
3. Which is NOT true about a bootstrap
program?
a. Is typically stored in ROM or
EPROM
b. Initializes all aspects of the
system
c. Communicates with the user
d. Loads the operating system
kernel
4. A trap is
a. software-generated interrupt
b. caused by input/output
c. generated by the hardware
d. another term for a function
5. Which is true?
a. main memory can be viewed
as a cache for secondary
storage
b. secondary storage can be
viewed as a cache for main
memory
c. main memory is the same as
the cache
d. main memory and the cache
are the same size and speed
6. Dual mode means that
a. there are two operating
systems
b. there are the user mode and
kernel mode
c. all processes can operate in
two modes
d. two processes can operate at
the same time
7. Which is NOT true?
a. a program is a passive entity
b. a process is an active entity
c. a program and a process are
the same thing
d. when a process is created, the
program is terminated
8. In MIPS, information on an
exception is stored in the registers in
a. Coprocessor 0
b. Coprocessor 1
c. Exception Status
d. CPU
9. In MIPS, the reason for the
exception is stored in
a. the status register
b. the cause register
c. the return address register
d. the invalid address register
10. In MIPS, the instruction to return
from the exception is
a. jal
b. jr
c. eret
d. ret
11. Which of the following should be a
privileged instruction?
a. clear user memory
b. read the clock
c. switch from user to kernel
mode
d. issue a trap instruction
12. CLI stands for
a. command line interrupter
b. command line interpreter
c. computer line interpreter
d. command line interface