Operating Systems Concepts MCQs with answers
11. _________________________ refers, to a situation in, which a process, is ready to execute, but is process, continuously, denied access, to a processor, in deference, to other processes.
A) Dead lock
B) Starvation
C) Synchronization
D) Mutual Exclusion
see answer
B) Starvation
12. Which, of the, following is not the, approach to, dealing with, deadlock called: _________________?
(A) Detection
(B) Deletion
(C) Prevention
(D) Avoidance
see answer
(B) Deletion
13. Which of the, following are, the states, of a five, state process, model called: ____________?
i) Running
ii) Exit
A) i, i, ii, and iv only
B) All i, ii, ii, iv and v
C) i, i, ii and iv only
D) i, ii and iv only
see answer
D) i, ii and iv only
14. Which, statement is true, for “Suspended process”?
i) Ready
ii) Destroy
iii) Newv
iv) The process, is not immediately, available for, execution.
A) ii only
B) i only
C) Only ii
D) None of the above
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B) i only
15. Following are, the reasons, for “process suspension”,.
A) Inter request
B) Timing
C) Swapping parent process
D) All above mentioned
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D) All above mentioned
16. The different, types of tables, maintained, by the, operating, system are, memory, logical, I/0 ,file, memory, 1/0, ,,,file, physical
A) File Execution
B) File Manipulation
C) Memory, i/0, file, process
D) Memory, logical, 1/0, physical
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C) Memory, i/0, file, process
17. Which of, the following, information not, included in, memory, table?
A) Any information needed to manage virtual memory
B) Any information about the existence of file
C) The allocation of main memory to process.
D) The allocation of secondary memory to process
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B) Any information about the existence of file
18. “Process Management” function, of an operating, system kernel, includes.
A) Process scheduling and dispatching
B) Process switching
C) Process creation and termination.
D) All mentioned above are true
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D) All mentioned above are true
19. The “typical elements” of process, image are:________________________
i) System Data
ii) User program
iii) User data
iv) System stack and their uses.
(A) ii, ii, and iv only
(B) All i, ii, ii, and iv
(C) i, iii and iv only
(D) i, ii, and iv only
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(C) i, iii and iv only
20. Match the following mechanisms for interrupting the execution of a process
a) Reaction to an asynchronous external event
b) Handling of a error or an exception condition
A)i-b, ii-c, iii-a
B) i-a, ii-c, ii-b
C) i-a, ii-b, ii-c
D) i-C, ii-a, iii-b
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A)i-b, ii-c, iii-a