Basic Operating System MCQ

Basic Operating System MCQ
531. Fragmentation of the file system
  • can always be prevented
  • Occurs only if the file system is used improperly
  • can be temporarily removed by compaction
  • is a characterstic of all file systems
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532. File record length
  • should always be fixed
  • should always be variable
  • depends upon the size of the file
  • should be chosen to match the data character
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533. Disaster recovery
  • is needed by every installation
  • is never needed
  • varies in degree between installations
  • requires off site computer for immediate use
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534. Wild-card specifies
  • provide an easy way of finding groups of related files
  • are only used when printing the contents of files
  • can be used when writing a file
  • allow several files to be read simultaneously
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535. The allocation map
  • is used to store program data
  • specifies which blocks are used by which file
  • is update by applications programs
  • allows programs to erase files
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536. The activity of a file
  • is a low percentage of number of records that are added to or deleted from a file
  • is a measure of the percentage of existing records updated during a run
  • refers to how colsely the files fit into the allocated space
  • is a measure of the number of records added or deleted from a file compassed with the original number of records
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537. The volatility of a file refers to
  • The number of records added or deleted from a file composed to the original number of records in that file
  • Efficiency with which non-sequential files are processed
  • The extent where the records of thefile are contiguous and in proximity to others
  • Percentage of records that has changed in a given time period
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538. Which types of file orgaanization are supported by magnetic tape ?
  • random files
  • contiguous sequential file
  • indexedsequential file
  • all of the above
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539. Address Binding id defined as
  • Compiler wil typically bind these symbolic addresses to relocatabe addresses
  • Each binding is a mapping from one address space to a another
  • The linkage editor or loader win in turn bind these relocatable addresses to absolute addresses
  • All of the above
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540. Compile time
  • Where the process will reside in memory, then absolute code can be generated.
  • Where the process will reside in memory, then the compiler must generate relocatable code.
  • If the process can be moved during its execution from one memory segment to another, the binding must be delayed until run time
  • All of the above
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