operating system Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31

The master/slave architecture is an example of

a) Distributed memory processing

b) Shared memory processing

c) Symmetric multi processing

d) None of these.

Question : 32

Load time

a) where the process will reside in memory, then absolute code can be generated

b) where the process will reside in memory, then the compiler must generate relocatable memory

c) if the process can be moved during its execution from one memory segment to another, then binding must be delayed until run time

d) all of the above

Question : 33

In uni-processor scheduling :A : Turnaround time, B : Response time, 1: A time interval between the submission of a process and its completion. 2: For interactive process, it is a time from the submission of a request until the response begins to received. 3: It includes actual execution time plus time spent waiting for resources.

a) A - 1, 2, B - 3

b) A - 1, 3, B - 2

c) A - 2, B - 1, 2

d) A - 2, B - 1, 3

Question : 34

The number of process states recognized by UNIX

a) Two

b) Nine

c) Eight

d) Seven.

Question : 35

The direct memory access (DM(A) module

a) Controls the data exchange between main memory and I/O module.

b) The processor issues I/O command, execute subsequent instructions and interrupt I/O module.

c) The processor issues I/O commands to an I/O module.

d) None of these.