CS604-Midterm
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copy file1 file2 is an example of ______ OS view.
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Swapper is also termed as Short term scheduler.
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__________ directory includes essential system boot files including the kernel image.
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Time interval when the I/O Devices are accessed is known as --------.
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__________ integer shows the highest priority of a process in CPU scheduling
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The Shortest-Job-First Scheduling algorithm can be
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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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The bottom layer in the layered approach of Operating System is-----------
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A system call________
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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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________ determines What will be done.
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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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When process opens its first file explicitly it will get descriptor number ______
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A process consists of __________
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Using _________system, we can create a new process in Linux.
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Starvation is infinite blocking caused due to unavailability of resources.
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User Goal of OS is that It easy to use, reliable, safe and fast.
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In ---------addressing; the recipient is not required to name the sender.
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A Process that has finished working, as well as its parent process has also finished its execution. In this state the process A will be called as _________ process.
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____ command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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The number of processes completed per unit time is called ___________.
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The priorities of processes in the __________ group remain fixed.
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Mkfifo() is a _______.
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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 major problem with priority scheduling algorithms is ______.
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If the fork system call fails, it returns
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____ is a virtual directory in Linux and Unix.
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A dashed line is used to represent a _________ in Resource Allocation Graph.
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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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You can use the rm file1 command to __________ file1
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First-Come, First-Served (FCFS) is a --------------scheduling algorithm.
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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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Cache is non-volatile memory.
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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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/usr/X11R6 is used by the X Window System.
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_____ system call is used to write to a file or FIFO or any other IPC channel.
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A_____ is an abstract key for accessing a file.
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Utilities used for system administration (halt, ifconfig, fdisk, etc.) are stored in _____________ directory.
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Linux uses ___________ directory to store system configuration files.
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Linux is a version of _______ operating system.
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Kernel is responsible for scheduling the user level threads.
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In ________ communication the process which wants to communicate with the other process must explicitly name the recipient and the sender.
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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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In indirect inter process communication, a sender_____mention the name of the recipient.
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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 process of switching from one process to another is called latency.
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In Layered approach of OS, Lowest Layer is known as ________.
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___________ is a solution to the problem of indefinite blockage of low-priority processes.
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-------- command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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Mach, MacOS X Server, QNX, OS/2 and Windows NT are examples of OS Based on ______.
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