CS604-Midterm
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The returned code to the child process after successful fork system call execution is
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You can create a threads by using the pthread_create() call.
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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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This condition is known as ______________.
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The bottom layer in the layered approach of Operating System is-----------
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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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/opt is used for storage of large applications.
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The address generated by the CPU, after any indexing or other addressing-mode arithmetic, is called a --------address, and the address it gets translated to by the MMU is called a ---------address.
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Files that start with a -------- in UNIX/Linux directory structure are known as hidden files .
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Which of the Following is not an Operating System.
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A process consists of __________
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____ command gives a snapshot of the current processes.
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Which part of the computer system helps in managing the file and memory management system?
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The hardware mechanism that enables a device to notify CPU is called an -------------
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Batch programs are usually _________ programs.
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The interval from the time of submission to the time of completion is the ______
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A time sharing system is
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rm and [r]mkdir commands are used to _____________ directory.
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Cache is non-volatile memory.
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In Unix/ Linux, by default the standard output file is attached to the ___________
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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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Hardware provide basic computing resource.
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n-process critical section problem can be solved by using
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In Unix/ Linux, by default the standard input file is attached to the ___________
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A semaphore that cause Busy-Waiting is termed as ___________.
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_____________ is a preemptive scheduling algorithm.
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Preventing a condition of ________ to happen, deadlocks can be prevented to happen.
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You can use the rm file1 command to __________ file1
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Managing Secondary Storage Involves all of the Following except
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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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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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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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__________ integer shows the highest priority of a process in CPU scheduling
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In indirect inter process communication, a sender ________ mention the name of the recipient.
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The critical section problem can be solved by the following except
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Starvation is infinite blocking caused due to unavailability of resources.
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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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A ---------------- (or an exception) is a software-generated interrupt caused either by an error (division by zero or invalid memory access) or by a user request for an operating system service.
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____ is a virtual directory in Linux and Unix.
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Utilities used for system administration (halt, ifconfig, fdisk, etc.) are stored in _____________ directory.
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Command-line interpreter is also called __________ in some operating systems.
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The ________ requires that once a writer is ready, that writer performs its write as soon as possible , if a writer waiting to access the object, no new readers may start reading.
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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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___________ algorithm is used in Deadlock avoidance.
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The nice value helps in assigning ______ to a process.
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You can display all of the signals supported by your system, along with their numbers, by using the -----------command
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A pathname is the list of directories separated by _________.
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Progress and Bounded Waiting are some of the characteristics to solve the critical section problems.
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Linux Treats Devices as Files.
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Preemptive ----------------scheduling is sometimes called shortestremaining-time-first scheduling.
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