Main memory divided into a number of static partitions at system generation time

Question

Main memory divided into a number of static partitions at system generation time is _______ .

simple segmentation

simple paging

fixed partitioning

dynamic partitioning

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QUESTION 2

"The process was placed in a suspended state by an agent; either itself, a parent process, or the OS,
for the purpose of preventing its execution," is a characteristic of a _________ process

blocked

ready

swapped

suspended

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QUESTION 3

The operating system's __________ refers to its inherent flexibility in permitting functional modifications to the system without interfering with service.

ability to evolve

controlled access

convenience

efficiency

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QUESTION 4

It is the principal responsibility of the __________ to control the execution of processes

OS

process control block

dispatcher

memory

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QUESTION 5

The four main structural elements of a computer system are:

Processor, Main Memory, I/O Modules and System Bus

Processor, I/O Modules, System Bus and Secondary Memory

Processor, Registers, I/O Modules and Main Memory

Processor, Registers, Main Memory and System Bus

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QUESTION 6

When one process spawns another, the spawned process is referred to as the __________ .

stack process

child process

parent process

trap process

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QUESTION 7

A __________ is a collection of similar records

record

file

database

field

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QUESTION 8

In a multithreaded environment, a __________ is defined as the unit of resource allocation and
a unit of protection

process

string

strand

trace

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QUESTION 9

The concept of Memory Management satisfies certain system requirements including:

all of the above

relocation

protection

physical organization

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QUESTION 10

The OS must maintain __________ tables to manage processes

file

process

I/O

memory

simple segmentation

simple paging

fixed partitioning

dynamic partitioning

Explanation / Answer

10)process

Process table manages procees control block

9)all of the above

Memory Management satisfies relocation,physical organisation,protection

8)Process

A process is an instance of program in execution

7)file

A collection of similar records is called a file.

6)child process

A subprocess generated from an existing process is called child process

5)Processor, Main Memory, I/O Modules and System Bus

Processor, Main Memory, I/O Modules and System Bus are structural modules of memory

4)os

os controls the processes in execution

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