In your opinion, has Moore's Law been a mere predictor of chip design, or a motivator for chip designers? Explain your answer.
Explain the fundamental differences between interactive, batch, real-time, and embedded systems.
List three situations that might demand a real-time operating system and explain why.
Give an example of an organization that might find batch-mode processing useful and explain why.
List three tangible (physical) data storage resources of a typical computer system.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each. Briefly compare active and passive multiprogramming.
Give at least two reasons why a multi-state bank might decide to buy six server computers instead of one more powerful computer. Explain your answer
Select one of the following professionals: an insurance adjuster, a delivery person for a courier service, a newspaper reporter, a doctor (general practitioner), or a manager in a supermarket.
Suggest at least two ways that such a person might use a handheld computer to work more efficiently.