CS604-Midterm
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/opt is used for storage of large applications.
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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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A major problem with priority scheduling algorithms is ______.
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A pathname is the list of directories separated by _________.
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Batch programs are usually _________ programs.
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The Purpose of Operating System is to generate Executable Programs and to _______ them.
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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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Which part of the computer system helps in managing the file and memory management system?
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When process opens its first file explicitly it will get descriptor number ______
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-------- command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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The priority of a process can be changed using ___________ command.
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The process of switching from one process to another is called ---------------.
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___________ algorithm is used in Deadlock avoidance.
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Preemptive ----------------scheduling is sometimes called shortestremaining-time-first scheduling.
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In ---------addressing, the recipient is not required to name the sender.
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In Unix/ Linux, by default the standard input file is attached to the ___________
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In ________addressing, the recipient is not required to name the sender.
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The priorities of processes in the __________ group remain fixed.
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Users are the People, machines or computers that uses the Hardware resources.
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A process is said to be in critical section if it executes code that manipulates shared data
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The Top-down view is that it is a program that acts as an intermediary between a user of a computer and the computer hardware, and makes the computer system convenient to use.
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Operating system enables the user to use the Hardware Resources.
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In indirect inter process communication, a sender_____mention the name of the recipient.
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------------has a hierarchical file system structure.
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In Linux directory structure, there is ___________ root directory.
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If the fork system call fails, it returns
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A 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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If the system can allocate resources to each process in some order and still avoid a deadlock then it said to be in ______ state.
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Managing Secondary Storage Involves all of the Following except
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Linux Treats Devices as Files.
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Physical memory is broken down into fixed-sized blocks, called----------- and Logical memory is divided into blocks of the same size, called -----------
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The bottom layer in the layered approach of Operating System is-----------
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------------ register contains the size of the process
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Linux is a version of _______ operating system.
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You can use the ---------command in UNIX to create a directory.
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A dashed line is used to represent a _________ in Resource Allocation Graph.
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Time interval when the I/O Devices are accessed is known as --------.
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Kernel is responsible for scheduling the user level threads.
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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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DOS is single user operating system.
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OS helps manages the following except
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________ determines What will be done.
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Utilities used for system administration (halt, ifconfig, fdisk, etc.) are stored in _____________ directory.
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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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Database, Complier, Video games are examples of ________.
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Preventing a condition of ________ to happen, deadlocks can be prevented to happen.
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_________buffer places no practical limit on the size of the buffer
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The manual pages can be read in Linux using ____ command.
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command displays the contents of current working directory.
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The Operating system is a layer of software between _________ and ___________.
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