Computer Science MCQsOperating System MCQs

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

see answer

B) i only


15. Following are, the reasons, for “process suspension”,.

A) Inter request

B) Timing

C) Swapping parent process

D) All above mentioned

see answer

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

see answer

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

see answer

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

see answer

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

see answer

(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

see answer

A)i-b, ii-c, iii-a


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