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Quiz - 02 Reliability in Computer Systems
Quiz - 02 Reliability in Computer Systems
Reliability in
computer systems
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Quiz
1. Which of the following is a security critical system?
A. Military system
B. Unmanned train system
C. Stock-trading system
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5. Which of the following explains the function of RAID?
A. Redundant hardware to store redundant data.
B. Redundant software
C. Redundant power supply
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9. Which of the following describes a system that fails gracefully?
A. A computer that shuts down abruptly.
B. A word document creates a recovery emergency copy as it
crashes.
C. A presentation crashes while a user is on operation but does
not create a restore document.
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13. What is the difference between hardware and software?
A. Hardware is tangible, but software is intangible.
B. Hardware is permanent, but software is temporary.
C. Hardware is reliable, but software is unreliable.
16. Which of the following represents the time duration in which the
system is expected to continue its operation before shutting
down due to a failure?
A. Mean time between failures.
B. Downtime
C. Mean time to failure
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17. Which of the following represents the amount of time the
system has operated without reporting any problems?
A. Percentage of time
B. Mean time between failures
C. Number of hours
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Answers
Question Question
Answer Answer
Number Number
1 A 14 C
2 A 15 B
3 C 16 C
4 C 17 C
5 A 18 D
6 A 19 A
7 B
8 B
9 B
10 B
11 C
12 A
13 A
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