The _____ Is the Heart of the Operating System and Controls

question 48

Multiple Choice

The _____ is the heart of the operating system and controls its most critical processes.

• A) user interface
• B) register
• C) kernel
• D) cache

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Definitions:

Yield to Maturity

The total return expected on a bond if it is held until the date it matures.

Maturity Risk Premium

The additional yield that investors demand to compensate for the risk of holding a longer-term debt instrument, over and above the risk of short-term instruments.

Default Risk

The risk that a borrower will not make the required payments on their debt obligations, leading to a default.

Semiannual Coupon

Interest payments made to bond investors every six months as part of the bond's fixed-income return.