COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT While Waiting for Devices to Become Idle So

question 181

Multiple Choice

COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT While waiting for devices to become idle so that they can receive additional instructions, where does the operating system place items?

• A) a spool
• B) a buffer
• C) virtual memory
• D) a queue

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Definitions:

Estimated Salvage Value

A rephrased definition: The anticipated remainder value of an asset after its period of use has concluded.

Useful Life

The period during which an asset is expected to be usable for the purpose it was acquired.

Double-declining-balance Method

A form of accelerated depreciation where an asset’s book value is decreased at double the rate of its straight-line depreciation.

Straight-line Method

A depreciation method that allocates an equal amount of depreciation expense for an asset over its useful life.