Question

Directions: The question consists of two statements, one labeled as ‘Statement (I)’ and the other labeled as ‘Statement (II)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:

Statement (I): A buffer is not an area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.

Statement (II): The process of placing items in a buffer so they can be retrieved by the appropriate device when needed is called spooling.

1. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I).
2. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true, but Statement (II) is not the correct explanation of Statement (I).
3. Statement (I) is true, but Statement (II) is false.
4. Statement (I) is false, but Statement (II) is true.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Statement (I) is false, but Statement (II) is true.

• A buffer is an area in RAM or on the hard drive designated to hold input and output on their way in or out of the system.
• For instance, a keyboard buffer stores characters as they are entered via the keyboard, and a print buffer stores the documents that are waiting to be printed.
• The process of placing items in a buffer so they can be retrieved by the appropriate device when needed is called spooling.
• The most common use of buffering and spooling is print spooling. It allows multiple documents to be sent to the printer at one time and to print, one after another, in the background while the computer and user are performing other tasks.

 

Therefore, Statement (I) is false, but Statement (II) is true