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Q301
The Windows 2000, operating system supports
  • A Multiple user processes with single thread per process.
  • B Multiple processes with multiple thread per process.
  • C Single process with single thread
  • D Single process with multiple threads
Answer: Option B
Q302
In the pure User Level Threads (ULT)
  • A Thread management is done by application
  • B Thread management is done by kernel,
  • C Kernel is not aware of the existence of thread.
  • D Application program interface (API) to the kernel thread facility
Answer: Option A
Q303
The window 2000 (W2K) and Linux are the example of
  • A User Level Thread(ULT)
  • B Kernel Level Thread (KLT)
  • C A and B both
  • D None of these
Answer: Option B
Q304
The following is not an advantage of user level Threads (ULT).
  • A Thread Switching does not requires kernel mode privileges because all of the thread management are within the user address space of a single process.
  • B here scheduling can be application specific
  • C ULT can be run an any operating system.
  • D When ULT executes a system call, not only that thread blocked, but all of the threads within the process are blocked.
Answer: Option D
Q305
The linux operting system supports
  • A Single thread per process and single process.
  • B Multiple thread per process and single process.
  • C Single thread per process and multiple processes.
  • D Multiple thread per process and multiple processes
Answer: Option D
Q306
The vector and array processors fall into
  • A Single instruction single Data (SIS(D) stream
  • B Single instruction Multiple Data (SIM(D) stream.
  • C Multiple instruction Single Data (MIS(D) stream
  • D Multiple instruction Multiple Data (MIM(D) system.
Answer: Option B
Q307
In cluster
  • A Computers communicate with each other's via fixed paths or via some network fcilities
  • B Computer communicates with each other's via a shared memory
  • C Both (A) and (B)
  • D None of these
Answer: Option A
Q308
The cluster is a case of
  • A Distributed memory
  • B Shared memory
  • C Master/slave architecture
  • D Symmetric multi processor
Answer: Option A
Q309
The master/slave architecture is an example of
  • A Distributed memory processing
  • B shared memory processing
  • C Symmetric multi processing
  • D None of these
Answer: Option B
Q310
I/O modules in computer.
  • A Controls the operation of the computer.
  • B Stores data and program.
  • C Move data between the computer and external environment.
  • D Provides communication among processors and main memory
Answer: Option C
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