CS604-Midterm
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In Unix/ Linux, by default the standard input file is attached to the ___________
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__________ commands in Linux is used to copy file
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Which register holds the smallest legal physical memory address for a process?
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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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The correct command for compiling C program named program.c in Linux environment is
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Cooperating processes never share any data, code, memory or state.
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You can create a threads by using the pthread_create() call.
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___________ is a solution to the problem of indefinite blockage of low-priority processes.
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We can install and run multiple OS by using VMWare.
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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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A_______ is an integer variable that, apart from initialization is accessible only through two standard atomic operations: wait and signal.
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First _______ entries in Per Process File Descriptor Table are used as soon as the process is created.
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The main characteristic of a Real time system is
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Operating system enables the user to use the Hardware Resources.
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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 procedure “The time at which the process finished working MINUS the arrival time of the process MINUS CPU burst for that process” will help calculate the _________.
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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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A pathname is the list of directories separated by _________.
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--------------command to resume the execution of a suspended job in the foreground
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A semaphore that cause Busy-Waiting is termed as ___________.
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Linux uses ___________ directory to store system configuration files.
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The manual pages can be read in Linux using ____ command.
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The critical section problem can be solved by the following except
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The process id returned to the child process after successful fork system call execution is _____________.
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The process of holding at least one resource and waiting to acquire additional resources that are currently being held by other processes is known as________.
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Operating System is the Manager of Hardware Resources.
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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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You can display the contents (names of files and directories) of a directory in UNIX/Linux directory structure with the --------------- command.
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__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
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All threads within a process share the ________ address space.
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Linux Treats Devices as Files.
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The execution of critical sections must NOT be mutually exclusive
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Time interval when the I/O Devices are accessed is known as --------.
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In indirect inter process communication, a sender_____mention the name of the recipient.
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________ determines What will be done.
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The Home Directory for superuser in Linux and Unix is
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The interval from the time of submission to the time of completion is the ______
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The major advantage of multi-programming system is
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Mach, MacOS X Server, QNX, OS/2 and Windows NT are examples of OS Based on ______.
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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 returned code to the child process after successful fork system call execution is
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Which of the Following is not an Operating System.
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The number of processes completed per unit time is called ___________.
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The nice value helps in assigning ______ to a process.
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____ command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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------------has a hierarchical file system structure.
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Which of the following is correct definition for wait operation?
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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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A time sharing system is
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You can use the ---------command in UNIX to create a directory.
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