Operating Systems Concepts - Engineering

Q1:

Special software to create a job queue is called a

A Drive

B Spooler

C Interpreter

D Linkage editor

E None of the above

ANS:B - Spooler

SPOOL (which stands for " simultaneous peripheral operations online") a computer document or task list (or "job") is to read it in and store it, usually on a hard disk or larger storage medium so that it can be printed or otherwise processed at a more convenient time.

For example, when a printer is finished printing its current document).