CS604-Midterm
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The execution of critical sections must NOT be mutually exclusive
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Command-line interpreter is also called __________ in some operating systems.
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Operating System is the Manager of Hardware Resources.
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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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The interval from the time of submission to the time of completion is the ______
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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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The process of switching from one process to another is called latency.
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The returned code to the child process after successful fork system call execution is
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Hardware provide basic computing resource.
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In Unix/ Linux, by default the standard output file is attached to the ___________
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OS helps manages the following except
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You can create a threads by using the pthread_create() call.
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The scheduling of ______ are done by the operating system.
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The bottom-up view is that operating system is a resource manager who manages the hardware and software resources in the computer system.
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Starvation is infinite blocking caused due to unavailability of resources.
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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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The performance of Round Robin algorithm does NOT depends heavily on the size of the time quantum.
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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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User Goal of OS is that It easy to use, reliable, safe and fast.
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The priority of a process can be changed using ___________ command.
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I MB or 1 megabyte is equivalent to----
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Which register holds the smallest legal physical memory address for a process?
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copy file1 file2 is an example of ______ OS view.
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_____________ determines How to do something.
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The _______ are used for communication between related or unrelated processes on the same system or unrelated processes on different systems.
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Swapper is also termed as Short term scheduler.
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The following is NOT a classical problem of synchronization
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Linux Treats Devices as Files.
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The -------------- system call suspends the calling process.
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The critical section problem can be solved by the following except
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____ command display the status of a process.
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------------ register contains the size of the process
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Which of the following is correct definition for wait operation?
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The Operating system is a layer of software between _________ and ___________.
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Each page is a power of -------- bytes long in paging scheme.
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Banker‟s algorithm is used for ________________
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Bounded Buffer is a buffer of ____________ size
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___________ is a solution to the problem of indefinite blockage of low-priority processes.
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Round Robin algorithm is similar to ____________ scheduling but preemption is added to switch between processes.
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Linux uses ___________ directory to store system configuration files.
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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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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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The Shortest-Job-First Scheduling algorithm can be
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The Purpose of Operating System is to generate Executable Programs and to _______ them.
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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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Which of the following is NOT a Hardware Resource.
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You can use the ------------- command to display the status of suspended and background processes
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We can install and run multiple OS by using VMWare.
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