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    Pre_Test 1

    What is Dispatch Latency ?


    Select one:
    the time lost by the dispatcher to stop one process and start another
    the time taken by the processor to write a file to disk
    the entire time used by the processor
    the rest of the options are all wrong

    Which file keeps commands to execute automatically when OS is started ?


    Select one:
    any batch file
    config.sys
    command.com
    autoexec.bat

    The operating system manages


    Select one:
    Disk and Input/Output devices
    Memory
    Processes
    All

    Which is not the function of the Operating System ?


    Select one:
    Memory management
    Application management
    Virus Protection
    Disk management

    From the system’s viewpoint, the operating system acts as an easy interface
    between the user and computer system and presents a friendly environment
    wherein the user can work efficiently without worrying about any
    configuration or details of the hardware.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai
    What is Operating System ?

    Select one:
    all of the mentioned
    link to interface the hardware and application programs
    collection of programs that manages hardware resources
    system service provider to the application programs

    The advantage of the virtual machine OS is that same hardware is being


    shared to run different execution environments, that is, multi-programming
    and time-sharing can be on a single machine.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Shell is the part wherein only essential modules of the operating system are
    placed.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Multi-tasking systems place more than one job/program/task in the main


    memory of the system. The jobs here are of a single user working on the
    system. The jobs are scheduled by time-sharing technique.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Inter-Process Communication
    Select one:
    The rest of the options are incorrect
    allows processes to synchronize only their activity without communication
    allows processes to communicate and synchronize their actions using the same address
    space
    allows processes to communicate and synchronize their actions without using the same
    address space

    BIOS is a software that consists of input-output functions. These functions are


    low-level routines that the OS uses to interface with different I/O devices like
    keyboard, screen, ports, and so on.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    The primary purpose of an operating system is:


    Select one:
    To make the most efficient use of computer hardware.
    To allow people to use the computer..
    To keep systems programmers employed.
    To make computers easier to use..

    The first program that is executed when the computer is switched on is called
    Select one:
    initializer
    bootloader
    boot program
    bootstrap program

    Multi-programming places more than one job/program/task in the main


    memory.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    As a control program, operating system schedules and manages the allocation


    of all resources in the computer system.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    READY is the state of a process


    Select one:
    when the process is scheduled to run after execution
    when a process cannot run until a certain task is completed
    the rest of the options are wrong.
    when process is using CPU

    Process is also known as


    Select one:
    thread
    heavy weight process
    the rest of the options are not correct
    light weight process
    Consider a system with 3 processes with the following parameters:

    Process Arrival Time Burst time


    P1 0 5
    P2 1 7
    P3 3 4
    The order of completion of the 3 processes under the RR(q = 2) algorithm is
    Select one:
    P1, P2, P3
    P1, P3, P2
    P2, P3, P1
    P3, P1, P2

    System programs are utilities programs, which help the user and may call for
    further system calls.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up ?
    Select one:
    None
    System program
    Operating sytem
    System operations

    What is the function of an operating system ?


    Select one:
    All
    Manages computer’s resources very efficiently
    Manages the flow of data and instructions
    Takes care of scheduling jobs for execution
    Consider a system with 3 processes with the following parameters:

    Process Arrival Time Burst time


    P1 0 10
    P2 2 20
    P3 6 30
    Assuming there is no context switch at time 0, if using SRT cpu scheduling
    algorithm, how many times context switch.
    Select one:
    2
    3
    1
    4

    The primary goals of operating system are convenience of the user and best
    utilization of the hardware.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Hybrid architecture combines the features of microkernel and layered


    architectures.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Match the following pairs of data:

    Blocked → Ready Answer 1: Chọn... Block/ Timer runout/ Dispatch/ Wake up


    Ready → Running Answer 2: Chọn... Block/ Timer runout/ Dispatch/ Wake up

    Which Operating System doesn’t support long file names ?


    Select one:
    Windows 95
    MS DOS
    OS/2
    Windows NT
    As a resource manager, operating system controls the user activities, I/O
    access, and all other activities performed by the system.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Consider a system with 4 processes with the following parameters:

    Arrival time Burst time


    Process
    P1 0 6
    P2 0 8
    P3 0 7
    P4 0 3
    If using the SJF process scheduling algorithm, the average waiting time of the processes is:

    Select one:
    7
    3
    8
    6

    Considering 4 processes arrive at the system at the same time 0, the burst time is as follows:

    Burst time
    Process
    P1 53
    P2 8
    P3 68
    P4 24
    If using the RR(q = 20) scheduling algorithm, the average waiting time is
    Select one:
    66.25
    66.75
    70.75
    67.5

    An OS is a software that acts as an interface between the users and hardware


    of the computer system.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    All the privileged instructions, that is, instructions that need to interact with
    hardware and resources, and therefore passed on to the OS for execution, are
    known as system calls.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    An OS is a software that provides a working environment for the applications


    of users
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    In Unix, what system call creates a new process?


    Select one:
    release
    fork
    create
    new

    Which system call returns the PID of the terminated child process?
    Select one:
    fork
    exit
    get
    wait

    ______ shares characteristics with both hardware and software.


    Select one:
    Data.
    None.
    Operating system
    Software.
    The set of instructions needed for booting, that is, to load the OS in RAM is
    known as initialier.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    The term "aging" refers to


    Select one:
    initialization of a process in a multilevel queue without a response.
    keeping track of how a page is swapped in/out memory according to the LRU page
    replacement algorithm
    gradually increase the priority of long-awaited processes in the system to overcome the
    infinite process blocking
    letting the process sit in memory for a certain amount of time so that it can accurately
    estimate the number of pages needed.

    From the user’s viewpoint, the operating system acts as a resource manager,
    control program, and virtual machine manager.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    The state of a process is determined by


    Select one:
    current activity of the process
    the operation just performed by the process
    the next operation to be performed by the process
    the last activity of the process

    Low context switch operating costs ___________ degree of multiprogramming in the


    system
    Select one:
    unaffects
    decreases
    increases

    Which operation is performed by an interrupt handler?


    Select one:
    Saving the interrupt handling code and executing it
    Loading the current state of the system
    Bringing back the system to the original state it was before the interrupt occurred once
    done handling
    All of the mentioned

    What should be the extension to execute files?

    Select one:
    exe
    com
    bat
    All

    Which of the following Operating System does not implement multitasking


    truly ?
    Select one:
    MS DOS
    Windows NT.
    Windows XP
    Windows 98.

    Kernel is the part wherein only essential modules of the operating system are
    placed.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Multi-user systems place more than one job/program/task in the main memory
    of the main computer system. The jobs are of different users who are
    connected through terminals to the main computer. The jobs are scheduled by
    time-sharing technique.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Multiprogramming systems
    Select one:
    Are easier to develop than single programming systems.
    Execute each job faster
    Are used only one large mainframe computers.
    Execute more jobs in the same time period.

    Deadlock/ paging/ thrashing/ aging/ starvation saves low-priority processes


    from resource starvation

    Multi-programming is the central concept in operating system that originates


    all other concepts of operating system.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    System generation is the process of configuring the OS according to the


    hardware and other specifications on a particular machine.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    The performance of the Round Robin algorithm is highly dependent on


    Select one:
    size of the process
    CPU time required by the process
    data export/import time of the process
    The magnitude of the time quantum

    What is Inter-Process Communication?


    Select one:
    communication between two processes
    the rest of the options are all wrong
    communication within the process
    communication between 2 threads of the same process

    Consider a system with 4 processes with the following parameters:


    Process Arrival Time Burst time
    P1 0 8
    P2 1 4
    P3 2 9
    P4 3 5
    If using the SRT scheduling algorithm, the turnaround time of P3 is

    Select one:
    23
    25
    26
    24
    An OS is a resource manager that in background manages the resources
    needed for all the applications.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Interrupt vector is ___


    Select one:
    a unique identity given to an interrupt
    a unique device number that is indexed by an address
    an address that is indexed to an interrupt handler
    None of the mentioned

    Monolithic systems were not suitable for multi-programming/multi-tasking


    environments due to the unprotected behaviour of the system.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    How does the software trigger an interrupt ?


    Select one:
    Invoking a system call
    Sending signals to CPU through bus
    Executing a system program
    Running an interrupt trigger program

    As a virtual machine manager, operating system provides a layer on the


    actual hardware on which it performs the tasks of the user. And to the user, it
    seems that all the work done is by the hardware. In other words, there is an
    illusion created by the operating system that there is a virtual machine which
    is performing all the work.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai
    Exokernel works as an executive for application programs such that it ensures
    the safe use of resources and allocates them to the applications.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    If the resource is always preempted from the same process, ( aging/


    thrashing/ system crash/
    deadlock/ starvation ) can happen

    Layered architecture provides the modularity wherein there is a defined layer


    for each group of functionality.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    Which is built directly on the hardware?.


    Select one:
    Operating system
    Application Software.
    Computer Environment.
    Database system

    Top layer in the layered scheme of operating system is


    Select one:
    User interface
    Hardware
    Software
    Operating system

    Which of the following Operating systems is better for implementing a Client-


    Server network ?
    Select one:
    MS DOS.
    Windows 95
    Windows 98
    Windows 2000
    The instructions, which are not directly executed by the user but need to be
    passed to the OS, are known as privileged instructions.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    ______ is used in an operating system to separate mechanism from policy


    Select one:
    Multi level implementation.
    Single level implementation.
    None.
    Two level implementation.

    In a time-sharing operating system, when the CPU time allocated to a process expires, what
    state will the process go from running to?
    Select one:
    Terminated
    Ready
    Suspended
    Blocked

    The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer.


    Select one:
    Virtual device
    Virtual space.
    None.
    Virtual computers.

    Which Operating System doesn’t support networking between computers?


    Select one:
    Windows NT
    Windows 95
    Windows 2000
    Windows 3.1
    In Windows, the primary hard disk drives has the drive letter ____
    Select one:
    C
    B
    D
    A

    Which word does not indicate the state of a process?


    Select one:
    running
    ready
    new
    the rest of the options are all wrong
    finished
    Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to
    run on ?
    Select one:
    Application program
    All.
    Operating system.
    System software
    .Direct Memory Access is used for ....
    Select one:
    High speed devices
    All of the mentioned
    Utilizing CPU cycles
    Low speed devices
    Match the following pairs of data:

    LIFO Stack operation

    Round Robin Time sharing

    Scan Disk check

    Multi-programmed batch systems place more than one jobs/programs/tasks in


    the main memory of a batch prepared for same type of jobs and execute them
    by switching between them.
    Hãy chọn một:
    Đúng
    Sai

    The CPU transferring from one process/thread to another is called


    Select one:
    task switch
    the rest of the options are correct
    context switch
    process switch

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