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CSCI 4417/5417 Quiz 1: Operating Systems and File Systems - Prof. Robert A. Nielsen, Quizzes of Computer Science

East Tennessee State University (ETSU)Computer Science

Prof. Robert A. Nielsen

Information about a quiz for a university-level operating systems course, including the number of questions, points, and specific topics covered. Topics include the pros and cons of os vendor-certifications, the purpose of layers in a layered operating system, the role of bios and boot loaders, and managing disks and filesystems in linux and windows.

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Download CSCI 4417/5417 Quiz 1: Operating Systems and File Systems - Prof. Robert A. Nielsen and more Quizzes Computer Science in PDF only on Docsity! CSCI 4417/5417, Quiz 1: Introduction December 9, 2004 This quiz has 8 questions for a total of 18 points. 1. (3 points) List one pro and one con of OS vendor-provided certifications, and provide an example of a program. 1. 2. 3. 2. (1 point) In a layered operating system, what is the basic purpose of the various layers? In other words, why bother with layers? 3. (1 point) What is the purpose of the BIOS with respect to booting? In other words, why not jump straight from POST to MBR? 4. (1 point) What is the purpose of a boot loader? 5. (5 points) Draw and label appropriately the internal parts of a disk. You must label at least 5 parts. 1

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