CS604-Midterm
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Batch programs are usually _________ programs.
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Linux Treats Devices as Files.
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The critical section problem can be solved by the following except
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A system call________
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The condition where a set of blocked processes each holding a resource and waiting to acquire a resource held by another process in the set, is termed as ________.
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________ scheduling algorithm is sometimes called shortest remaining time first scheduling algorithm.
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A_____ is an abstract key for accessing a file.
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The execution of critical sections must NOT be mutually exclusive
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Shared libraries and kernel modules are stored in directory
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If your processor does not have two slots empty in Per Process File Descriptor Table, then your _________ system call will fail.
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--------------command to resume the execution of a suspended job in the foreground
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Files that start with a -------- in UNIX/Linux directory structure are known as hidden files .
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__________ commands in Linux is used to copy file
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Kernel is responsible for scheduling the user level threads.
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Database, Complier, Video games are examples of ________.
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The _______ are used for communication between related or unrelated processes on the same system or unrelated processes on different systems.
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In Unix/ Linux, by default the standard input file is attached to the ___________
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IPC provides a mechanism to allow processes to communicate and to synchronize their actions without sharing the same__________
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_____________ is the basis of queuing theory which is branch of mathematics used to analyze systems involving queues and servers.
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Which of the Following is not an Operating System.
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Current working directory can be accessed using --------- Command.
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A program in execution is called a _______________.
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Utilities used for system administration (halt, ifconfig, fdisk, etc.) are stored in _____________ directory.
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The nice value helps in assigning ______ to a process.
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Linux is a version of _______ operating system.
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We can install and run multiple OS by using VMWare.
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A dashed line is used to represent a _________ in Resource Allocation Graph.
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In Linux directory structure, there is ___________ root directory.
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Preemptive ----------------scheduling is sometimes called shortestremaining-time-first scheduling.
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Using _________system, we can create a new process in Linux.
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_________buffer places no practical limit on the size of the buffer
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The main characteristic of a Real time system is
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In ________ communication the process which wants to communicate with the other process must explicitly name the recipient and the sender.
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___________ algorithm is used in Deadlock avoidance.
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command displays the contents of current working directory.
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Managing Secondary Storage Involves all of the Following except
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The following is NOT a classical problem of synchronization
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What do we name to an address that is loaded into the memory-address register of the memory?
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____ command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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_________________ scheduling allows a process to move between queues.
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__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
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___________ is a piece of code in a cooperating process in which the process may updates shared data (variable, file, database, etc.).
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Each process must first request permission to enter its critical section. The section of code implementing this request is called the _____
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If a system is not in a safe state, there can be No deadlocks.
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Cooperating processes never share any data, code, memory or state.
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DOS is single user operating system.
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__________ scheduler selects the process from the job pool and put them in main memory.
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You can display all of the signals supported by your system, along with their numbers, by using the -----------command
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OS helps manages the following except
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