software concepts set 2 Detailed Explanation And More Example

Question : 1

Mutual exclusion problem occurs between:

a) processes that share resources

b) processes that do not use the same resources

c) two disjoint processes that do not interact

d) None of The Above

Question : 2

Software for organizing storage and retrieval of information is a(n) __________.

a) operating system

b) database

c) database program

d) data warehouse

e) None of these

Question : 3

Sector interleaving in disks is done by:

a) the disk manufacturer

b) the disk controller cord

c) the operating system

d) None of The Above

Question : 4

__________ is the process of carrying out commands.

a) Fetching

b) Storing

c) Decoding

d) Executing

e) None of these

Question : 5

Kernel is:

a) Considered as the critical part of the operating system

b) The software which monitors the operating system

c) the set of primitive functions upon which the rest of operating systems functions are built up

d) None of The Above

Question : 6

An error is also known as

a) bug

b) debug

c) cursor

d) icon

e) None of these