Basic Operating System MCQ

Basic Operating System MCQ
221. For multithreading
  • Tasks to be performed an be independent
  • Task to be performed is essentially serialized.
  • Tasks cannot be divided into number of threads
  • None is true
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222. The prinicipal function of a process is
  • To execute machine instructions residing in main memory
  • To execute assembly instructions residing outside main memory
  • A and B both true
  • A and B both false
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223. The trace of the process is
  • A set of instructions that execute process
  • A listing of sequence of instructions that execute process
  • A track of network
  • None of these
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224. The two state process models have the following states
  • Running and not Running
  • Running and Ready
  • Ready and Blocked
  • New and Ready
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225. The process control blocks are referred for
  • Process control
  • I/O devices
  • Memory allocation
  • None of these
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226. Given the switch processes, when they occur match them
(1) Clock Interrupt      A- The processor encounters a virtual memory address reference for a word that is not in the main memory
(2) I/O interrupt          B-the operating system determines whether the currently running process thas been executed for the maximum allowable time slice
(3) Memory fault          (C)- The opeating system determines the I/O action that occurs
  • 1-A,2-B,3-C
  • 1-B, 2-C, 3-A
  • 1--B, 2-A,3-C
  • 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
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227. With trap in process control
  • Operating system determines the error or exception condition that is fatal.
  • Operating system interrupted for maximum allowable time.
  • Are tables that manage information process
  • None of these
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228. Process control block is also referred as
  • Fast control block
  • Process descriptor
  • Task descriptor
  • A, B, C are all true
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229. The operating system control tables maintain process tables, because
  • These tables manages I/O devices
  • These tables manages files
  • These tables manages memory
  • None of these
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230. Windows XP is
  • Uni-Programming processes
  • Multi Programming process
  • Hardware
  • None of these
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