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Q151
Routine is not loaded until it is called. All routines are kept on disk in a relocatable load format. The main program is loaded into memory & is executed. This type of loading is called _________
  • A Static loading
  • B Dynamic loading
  • C Dynamic linking
  • D Overlays
Answer: Option C
Q152
Which of the following is crucial time while accessing data on the disk?
  • A Seek time
  • B Rotational time
  • C Transmission time
  • D Waiting time
Answer: Option A
Q153
The host repeatedly checks if the controller is busy until it is not. It is in a loop that status register's busy bit becomes clear. This is called _____________ and a mechanism for the hardware controller to notify the CPU that it is ready is called ___________.
  • A Interrupt and Polling
  • B Polling and Spooling
  • C Polling and Interrupt
  • D Deadlock and Starvation
Answer: Option C
Q154
Unix Operating System is an __________.
  • A Time Sharing Operating System
  • B Multi-User Operating System
  • C Multi-tasking Operating System
  • D All the Above
Answer: Option D
Q155
Which of the following memory allocation scheme suffers from External fragmentation?
  • A Segmentation
  • B Pure demand paging
  • C Swapping
  • D Paging
Answer: Option A
Q156
Information about a process is maintained in a _________.
  • A Stack
  • B Translation Lookaside Buffer
  • C Process Control Block
  • D Program Control Block
Answer: Option C
Q157
Distributed OS works on the ________ principle.
  • A File Foundation
  • B Single system image
  • C Multi system image
  • D Networking image
Answer: Option B
Q158
The problem of fragmentation arises in ________.
  • A Static storage allocation
  • B Stack allocation storage
  • C Stack allocation with dynamic binding
  • D Heap allocation
Answer: Option D
Q159
Which file system does DOS typically use ?
  • A FAT16
  • B FAT32
  • C NTFS
  • D WNFS
Answer: Option A
Q160
The program is known as _________ which interacts with the inner part of called kernel.
  • A Compiler
  • B Device Driver
  • C Protocol
  • D Shell
Answer: Option D

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