Question 1

What spacecraft landed on Mars in 1997?

Accepted Answer

NASA's Pathfinder

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Mars Rover

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Viking 1

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Curiosity

Question 2

What issue did the Pathfinder spacecraft encounter after its initial success?

Accepted Answer

Its transmissions stopped

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It lost power

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It was out of data

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It malfunctioned completely

Question 3

What did the bug in Pathfinder's system affect?

Accepted Answer

The scheduler

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The battery

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The CPU

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The communication system

Question 4

What term describes the issue of a computer spending too much time prioritizing tasks?

Accepted Answer

Quadratic-time algorithm

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Exponential-time algorithm

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Linear-time algorithm

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Constant-time algorithm

Question 5

What was the solution Linux programmers found for their scheduling problem?

Accepted Answer

Limited priority buckets

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Full task ranking

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More context switches

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Increased task complexity

Question 6

What does context switching in computers refer to?

Accepted Answer

Switching between tasks

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Shutting down processes

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Running applications

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Uploading files

Question 7

What is the fundamental tradeoff mentioned in the video?

Accepted Answer

Productivity vs. responsiveness

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Speed vs. accuracy

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Quality vs. quantity

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Cost vs. efficiency

Question 8

What is the practice of interrupt coalescing?

Accepted Answer

Grouping interruptions

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Minimizing context switches

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Prioritizing tasks

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Maximizing responsiveness

Question 9

In what year was interrupt coalescing noted for improving laptop battery life?

Accepted Answer

2013

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2000

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2015

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2010

Question 10

What does the video suggest about human time management?

Accepted Answer

Adopting similar approaches to computers can help

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More prioritization leads to better results

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Focusing on one task at a time is best

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Ignoring interruptions is key

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