CS604-Midterm
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The critical section problem can be solved by the following except
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In Resource Allocation Graph, A _______ Pi →Rj indicates that process Pi may request resource Rj at some time in the future.
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Which part of the computer system helps in managing the file and memory management system?
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Command-line interpreter is also called __________ in some operating systems.
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You can create a threads by using the pthread_create() call.
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A solution to the critical section problem must satisfy the following requirements
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Linux is a version of _______ operating system.
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-------- command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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________ scheduling algorithm is sometimes called shortest remaining time first scheduling algorithm.
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The major advantage of multi-programming system is
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__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
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The execution of critical sections must NOT be mutually exclusive
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Current working directory can be accessed using --------- Command.
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The hardware mechanism that enables a device to notify CPU is called an -------------
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n-process critical section problem can be solved by using
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Which register holds the smallest legal physical memory address for a process?
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Mach, MacOS X Server, QNX, OS/2 and Windows NT are examples of OS Based on ______.
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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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Binary semaphores are those that have only two values---------
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The priorities of processes in the __________ group remain fixed.
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___________ is used in real time operating systems.
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Cache is non-volatile memory.
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The process of switching from one process to another is called latency.
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The Shortest-Job-First Scheduling algorithm can be
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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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Which of the following is NOT a Hardware Resource.
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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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Operating system enables the user to use the Hardware Resources.
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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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The main characteristic of a Real time system is
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When a process opens its first file explicitly it will get descriptor number _________
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In indirect inter process communication, a sender ________ mention the name of the recipient.
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_________buffer places no practical limit on the size of the buffer
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Round Robin algorithm is similar to ____________ scheduling but preemption is added to switch between processes.
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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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_________________ scheduling allows a process to move between queues.
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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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___________ is a solution to the problem of indefinite blockage of low-priority processes.
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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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The Purpose of Operating System is to generate Executable Programs and to _______ them.
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A dashed line is used to represent a _________ in Resource Allocation Graph.
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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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You can use the ------------- command to display the status of suspended and background processes
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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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User mode can run the Privileged instructions.
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A parent process calling __________ system call will be suspended until children process terminates.
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A time sharing system is
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------------ register contains the size of the process
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The scheduling of ______ are done by the operating system.
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