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Select True or False for the following statements.  A Short Term Scheduler decides CPU allocation for the processes in interactive Operating Systems.[1] Long Term Schedulers are only used in interactive Operating Systems.[2]  The Medium Term Scheduler is responsible for maintaining memory load.[3]

Which of the following are true of chained table allocation (e.g. FAT file system)? I. Files are allocated in fixed-sized blocks. [BL] II. All parts of the file are stored at contiguous addresses.  [CON] III. Chained table allocation (FAT) uses a table to track free disk space.[MA] IV. Uses index block entries to locate data. [IN]  

In a modern operating system, if a process wishes to use a device: A process can directly access the device to instruct it accordingly without switching to Kernel mode.[1]  In passing data to a device, the data from the process is typically first copied to a buffer that can be read by the OS in Kernel mode. [2]  Processes access data from a character (serial) device in fixed-sized blocks of bytes.[3]  Processes transfer data to a block device as a stream of individual bits, one at a time.[4] 

Identify whether each of the following layers belongs to IP, OSI, or Both: Network Layer.[1] Access Layer.[2] Presentation Layer.[3] Physical Layer.[4]  Application Layer.[5]

Which of the following types of IO is handled by a co-processor? Memory-Mapped (MMIO).[1] Port-Mapped (PMIO).[2] Direct Memory Access (DMA).[3] Dedicated Channels.[4]

A researcher is studying whether living near a park affects physical activity levels. They collect information about daily step counts from people who live within 1 mile of a park and people who live more than 3 miles from a park. Which statement correctly identifies the components of this observational study?

A consulting firm analyzed the annual revenue growth (%) of 15 small businesses in a metropolitan area. Revenue Growth (%): -12, -8, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Calculate the mean and median revenue growth. Which statement correctly compares these measures of center?

In a regression analysis of customer satisfaction versus wait time, the standard error of the residuals is 0.5 on a 5-point scale. What does this tell us about the model’s predictions?

A restaurant’s daily lunch revenue follows a normal distribution with mean $800 and standard deviation $100. Using the empirical rule, approximately what percentage of days will have revenue between $600 and $1000?

A financial advisor is analyzing the annual returns of different mutual funds.   Monthly Returns for 2024 (in percentages) Fund A: -2 15 12 -5 18 4 9 22 -8 16 7 12 Fund B: 6 9 7 10 5 8 11 7 9 6 8 10 Calculate the standard deviation for both funds and determine which statement is correct about their variability.