Computer Science

Computer Science Quiz

• Define and provide two examples of embedded operating systems.

• What are the four factors that drive operating system design?

• List and define the three basic interfaces enabled by the operating system.

• How do computer systems minimize memory fetches?

• Describe the difference between assemblers, compilers and interpreters.

• What is a transaction manager?

• List and define the properties of a transaction.

• What is a Java Virtual Machine?

• What is the purpose of an In-circuit Emulator (ICE)?

• What is an I/O subsystem? Provide three examples of an I/O subsystem.

• What is the difference between parallel and serial data transmission?

• What is the difference between rigid and solid state drives?

• Describe the purpose of an interrupt.

• Describe how multiple I/O devices are connected to the CPU.

• What are characteristics of a bus?

1. Cloud Computing is used as a means to provide off-site computing power to an organization. Describe the three main types of Cloud Computing platforms.

• What is the purpose of the control unit in a channel architecture? What type of computer generally uses this approach?

• What are the computer system requirements for handling I/O devices?

• What are the four pieces of data required for CPU to initiate a DMA (Direct Memory Access) transfer?

• List and describe the three addressing modes.