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Operating-systems Questions Set 19:

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The request and release of resources are _____.

interrupts

system calls

special programs

command line statements

Solution:

Each entry in a segment table has a ________ address

segment peak

segment base

segment value

None of the mentioned

Solution:

The necessary conditions for a deadlock to occur are:

Mutual Exclusion

Hold and Wait

Non-Preemption and Circular Wait

All of the above

Solution:

Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler?

interrupt

scheduler

dispatcher

None of the mentioned

Solution:

How are the data blocks of a very large file allocated in the Unix file system?

Contiguous allocation

Linked allocation

Indexed allocation

An extension of indexed allocation

Solution:

In a file allocation system, which of the following allocation scheme(s) can be used if no external fragmentation is allowed?
I. Contiguous
II. Linked
III. Indexed

I and III only

II only

III only

II and III only

Solution:

The algorithm in which memory is allocated to each process proportionally to its size is known as _____

None of the mentioned

equal allocation algorithm

proportional allocation algorithm

split allocation algorithm

Solution:

Which of the following facilitates transfer of bulk data from hard disk to main memory with the highest throughput?

DMA based I/O transfer

Interrupt driven I/O transfer

Polling based I/O transfer

Programmed I/O transfer

Solution:

Let the time taken to switch between user and kernel modes of execution be 't₁' and the time taken to switch between two processes be 't₂'.

Which of the following is TRUE?

t₁ > t₂

t₁ = t₂

t₁ < t₂

Nothing can be said about the relationship between t₁ and t₂

Solution:

What is 'Aging' in CPU Scheduling?

Keeping track of how many times a given page is referenced

Keeping track of cache contents

Keeping track of what pages are currently residing in memory

Increasing the priority of jobs to ensure termination in a finite time

Operating-systems Questions Set 19:

The request and release of resources are _____.

Solution:

Each entry in a segment table has a ________ address

Solution:

The necessary conditions for a deadlock to occur are:

Solution:

Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler?

Solution:

How are the data blocks of a very large file allocated in the Unix file system?

Solution:

In a file allocation system, which of the following allocation scheme(s) can be used if no external fragmentation is allowed?
I. Contiguous
II. Linked
III. Indexed

Solution:

The algorithm in which memory is allocated to each process proportionally to its size is known as _____

Solution:

Which of the following facilitates transfer of bulk data from hard disk to main memory with the highest throughput?

Solution:

Let the time taken to switch between user and kernel modes of execution be 't₁' and the time taken to switch between two processes be 't₂'.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Solution:

What is 'Aging' in CPU Scheduling?

Solution:

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Operating-systems Questions Set 19:

The request and release of resources are _____.

Solution:

Each entry in a segment table has a ________ address

Solution:

The necessary conditions for a deadlock to occur are:

Solution:

Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler?

Solution:

How are the data blocks of a very large file allocated in the Unix file system?

Solution:

In a file allocation system, which of the following allocation scheme(s) can be used if no external fragmentation is allowed?I. ContiguousII. LinkedIII. Indexed

Solution:

The algorithm in which memory is allocated to each process proportionally to its size is known as _____

Solution:

Which of the following facilitates transfer of bulk data from hard disk to main memory with the highest throughput?

Solution:

Let the time taken to switch between user and kernel modes of execution be 't1' and the time taken to switch between two processes be 't2'. Which of the following is TRUE?

Solution:

What is 'Aging' in CPU Scheduling?

Solution:

Related Question Sets:

Related Topics:

In a file allocation system, which of the following allocation scheme(s) can be used if no external fragmentation is allowed?
I. Contiguous
II. Linked
III. Indexed

Let the time taken to switch between user and kernel modes of execution be 't₁' and the time taken to switch between two processes be 't₂'.

Which of the following is TRUE?