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Operating Systems - 2

Description: A Test Regarding Checking the Knowledge of Unix Operating System and its Commands
Number of Questions: 25
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_____ is the time that a process spends waiting for resource allocation.

  1. Processor utilisation

  2. Throughput

  3. Turnaround time

  4. Waiting time


Correct Option: D

The ______ is the time that elapses from the moment a program is submitted until it is completed by the system.

  1. processor utilisation

  2. throughput

  3. turnaround time

  4. waiting time


Correct Option: C

______ is the average fraction of time during which the processor is busy.

  1. Processor utilisation

  2. Processor busy

  3. Processor time

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The _______ scheduler allocates the processor.

  1. long-term

  2. medium-term

  3. short-term

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

______ refers to the amount of work completed in a unit of time.

  1. Processor task

  2. Throughput

  3. Turnaround time

  4. Waiting time


Correct Option: B

Saving the image of a suspended process in secondary storage is called ______.

  1. scheduling

  2. linking

  3. swapping

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

The _____ scheduler is incharge of handling the swapped-out processes.

  1. long-term

  2. medium-term

  3. short-term

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

There is/are _____ type(s) of scheduler(s).

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4


Correct Option: C

The ______ scheduler works with the batch queue.

  1. long-term

  2. medium-term

  3. short-term

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

A ______ is a lightweight process with a reduced state.

  1. task

  2. thread

  3. programme

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

A ______ is an OS module that selects the next job to be admitted into the system and the next process to run.

  1. tabler

  2. debugger

  3. scheduler

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Transition from the user process to the operating system is called ______.

  1. task switch

  2. process switch

  3. mode switch

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Transition between two memory-resident processes in a multi-programming system is called _____.

  1. task switch

  2. process switch

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

The ______ contains PCBs of all ready processes.

  1. suspended list

  2. ready list

  3. running list

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

The operating system groups all the information that it needs about a particular process into a data structure, called ______.

  1. process descriptor

  2. process control block

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

A ______ process lacks some resources other than the processor.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended


Correct Option: D

The collective state of all the processes and resources in the system is known as _____.

  1. local system state

  2. global system state

  3. functional system state

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

A ______ process possesses all the resources needed for its execution, including the processor.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended


Correct Option: C

A ______ process possesses all the resources needed for its execution, except the processor.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended


Correct Option: B

The ______ state of a process denotes processes that are not known to the operating system.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended


Correct Option: A

_____ tasking means that programmers explicitly define each process and some of its attributes.

  1. Explicit

  2. Implicit

  3. Contiguous

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Each process possesses certain _____ that assist the OS in managing it.

  1. attributes

  2. features

  3. characteristics

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A

Each process is assigned a ______ priority level.

  1. middleware

  2. hardware

  3. software

  4. firmware


Correct Option: C

______ tasking means that processes are defined by the system.

  1. Explicit

  2. Implicit

  3. Contiguous

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

______ is the time that elapses from the moment the last character of a command line is entered till the first result appears on the terminal.

  1. Response time

  2. Throughput

  3. Turnaround time

  4. Waiting time


Correct Option: A
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