CS604-Midterm
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Files that start with a -------- in UNIX/Linux directory structure are known as hidden files .
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The Home Directory for superuser in Linux and Unix is
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Round Robin algorithm is similar to ____________ scheduling but preemption is added to switch between processes.
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Which of the following is NOT a Hardware Resource.
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______scheduler selects the process from the job pool and put them in main memory.
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A major problem with priority scheduling algorithms is ______.
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The bottom layer in the layered approach of Operating System is-----------
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___________ is used in real time operating systems.
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------------ register contains the size of the process
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Starvation is infinite blocking caused due to unavailability of resources.
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Preventing a condition of ________ to happen, deadlocks can be prevented to happen.
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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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__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
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You can terminate a foreground process by pressing --------------
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The process of switching from one process to another is called latency.
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__________ commands in Linux is used to copy file
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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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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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The process of switching from one process to another is called ---------------.
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Linux uses ___________ directory to store system configuration files.
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Database, Complier, Video games are examples of ________.
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Batch programs are usually _________ programs.
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A Process „A‟ that has finished working but its parent process has also finished its execution. In this state the process „A‟ will be called as _____ process.
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Which of the Following is not an Operating System.
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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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A dashed line is used to represent a _________ in Resource Allocation Graph.
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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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copy file1 file2 is an example of ______ OS view.
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____ command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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The process id returned to the child process after successful fork system call execution 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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Users are the People, machines or computers that uses the Hardware resources.
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Which register holds the smallest legal physical memory address for a process?
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We can install and run multiple OS by using VMWare.
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The hardware mechanism that enables a device to notify CPU is called an -------------
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I/O instructions are Privileged Instructions.
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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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A program in execution is called a _______________.
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The critical section problem can be solved by the following except
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command displays the contents of current working directory.
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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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You can use the ------------- command to display the status of suspended and background processes
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Binary semaphores are those that have only two values---------
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________ determines What will be done.
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In ---------addressing; the recipient is not required to name the sender.
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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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_______ is also called Swapper.
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This condition is known as ______________.
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