This CAT is designed for an introduction to operating system at IS2000 class, Oct. 18th. The assessment is designed as two parts. The first part is an informal quiz to test the students understanding about the content taught in class before the break. The second one is used to collect the feedback from students and to help instructor to improve the teaching skills.

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First Part:

1.    What is an operating system?

2.    List at least TWO things an operating system does.

3.    Which one is a multi-user operating system?

A. Windows 2000

B. UNIX     

C. Mac OS-X                  

D. Linux

Second Part:

1.    Have you ever taken OS course/lecture or similar one before this class?

A. Yes              B. No

2.    What do you think about this lecture? It is¡­

A. well organized, explained clearly so that it is easy to understand.

B. badly organized, hard to understand and totally useless.

C. not good, not bad.

3.    Comments or any suggestion for the instructor to improve her teaching skill¡­