CS604-Midterm
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DOS is single user operating system.
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Starvation is infinite blocking caused due to unavailability of resources.
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Kernel is responsible for scheduling the user level threads.
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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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Which of the following is correct definition for wait operation?
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The process id returned to the child process after successful fork system call execution is _____________.
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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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In Layered approach of OS, Lowest Layer is known as ________.
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The following is NOT a classical problem of synchronization
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Command-line interpreter is also called __________ in some operating systems.
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_________buffer places no practical limit on the size of the buffer
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Swapper is also termed as Short term scheduler.
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Linux is a version of _______ operating system.
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In indirect inter process communication, a sender_____mention the name of the recipient.
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An absolute pathname starts with the root directory (/) and a relative pathname starts with your home directory.
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In Layered Approach of OS, the Layer highest Layer is User Interface layer.
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Operating system enables the user to use the Hardware Resources.
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Round Robin algorithm is similar to ____________ scheduling but preemption is added to switch between processes.
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The creating process is called a--------------- process while the new processes are called the -------------- of that process
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The -----------scheme is not applicable to a resource allocation system with multiple instances of each resource type.
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Operating System provides services such as Managing Primary and Secondary Storage, Processes and Allowing user to manage his/her files and directories.
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If a system is not in a safe state, there can be No deadlocks.
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The time it takes for the dispatcher to stop one process and start another running is known as the-----------.
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The number of processes completed per unit time is called ___________.
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The performance of Round Robin algorithm does NOT depends heavily on the size of the time quantum.
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Managing Secondary Storage Involves all of the Following except
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In ---------addressing; the recipient is not required to name the sender.
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Current working directory can be accessed using --------- Command.
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The Purpose of Operating System is to generate Executable Programs and to _______ them.
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OS helps manages the following except
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The process of switching from one process to another is called latency.
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__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
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-------- command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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Which of the following is NOT a Hardware Resource.
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_____ system call is used to write to a file or FIFO or any other IPC channel.
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The scheduling of ______ are done by the operating system.
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The following requirement for solving critical section problem is known as ______. “There exists a bound on the number of times that other processes are allowed to enter their critical sections after a process has made a request to enter its critical section and before that request is granted.”
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rm and [r]mkdir commands are used to _____________ directory.
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------------ register contains the size of the process
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A dashed line is used to represent a _________ in Resource Allocation Graph.
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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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Preemptive ----------------scheduling is sometimes called shortestremaining-time-first scheduling.
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The basic purpose of ________________is to help the users to utilize the hardware resources for completing different tasks in a simplified manner
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The major advantage of multi-programming system is
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/usr/X11R6 is used by the X Window System.
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First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) is a --------------scheduling algorithm.
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An operating system is a control program that manages the execution of user programs to prevent errors and improper use of a computer.
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____ command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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Batch programs are usually _________ programs.
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