QUIZ1

All the processes which are ready to execute reside in _________.

Select one:
a. I/O queue 
b. waiting queue 
c. ready queue  

d. running queue
There can be more than one process in running state at any given time.

Select one:
True
False 

Which of the following scheduling algorithms use Time Quantum?

Select one:
a. Priority Scheduling 
b. FCFS
c. SJF 

d. Round Robin  
A process is a: 

Select one:
a. a complete software package. 
b. operating system itself. 
c. program in execution.  

d. interrupt handler. 
The full form of PCB is:

Select one:
a. public control block 
b. process control block  
c. process control box 

d. process creating box 

QUIZ2
Turnaround time is:

Select one:
a. The sum of periods spent waiting in the ready queue. 

b. The interval from the time of submission of a process to the time of completion.  
What is the function of short-term scheduler?
Select one:
a. Select a process from ready queue and assign it to the CPU.  

b. Select a process from secondary storage device and allocate it to the CPU. 
Which of the following is not a product of Microsoft?

Select one:
a. XP 
b. Vista 
c. ME 

d. Ubuntu  
Which of the following in not an Operating System?

Select one:
a. Solaris 
b. Windows Explorer  
c. Mac OS 

d. Red Hat 
The processes are executed in the following manner in Round Robin Algorithm.

Select one:
a. The process coming first is executed first without preemption. 
b. The process is executed for a time quantum and when the time quantum expires, the
process enters into waiting state.  

PRELIM EXAM
The function of long-term scheduler is to:
Select one:

a. Move the process from ready queue to CPU. 

b. Move the process between different queue. 

c. Move the process from memory to secondary storage. 

d. Move the process from secondary storage to ready queue.  

The switching of CPU between different processes is called _________.

Select one:

a. organizing 

b. multiple switching 

c. context switching  

d. swapping 

What is the function of mid-term scheduler?

Select one:

a. It helps the CPU in executing the process. 

b. It swaps out the idle process from memory to secondary storage.  

c. It moves the process between different queue. 

d. It moves the process from ready queue to CPU. 

From waiting state, a process can only enter into _________

Select one:

a. terminated state 

b. running state 

c. new state 

d. ready state  

________________ shares characteristics with both hardware and software. 

Select one:
a. operating system  

b. software 

c. data 

d. none 

Which is built directly on the hardware?

Select one:

a. operating system  

b. computer environment

c. database system 

d. application software 

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

Select one:

a. multi level implementation 

b. single level implementation 

c. two level implementation  

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

network?
Select one:

a. Windows 2000  

b. MS DOS 

c. Windows 95

d. Windows 98 

Copy tracker is software which is used for ?

Select one:
a. to detect plagiarism in text document.  

b. to retrieve documents related to search. 

Aging is a technique in which:

Select one:

a. The process becomes old and doesn't execute. 

b. The priority remains constant. 

c. The priority of a process decreases after sometime. 

d. The priority of a process increases after sometime.  

The difference between the maximum and minimum value of a series is known as: 
Select one:

a. MD 

b. series 

c. range  

d. SD 

Which of the following Operating System does not implement multitasking truly?
Select one:

a. Windows NT 

b. MS DOS  

c. Windows XP 

d. Windows 98 

The ready queue is maintained by __________.

Select one:

a. array 
b. tree 

c. stack 

d. linked list  

Which is the layer of a computer system between the hardware and the user program?
Select one:

a. system environment 

b. operating environment 

c. operating system  

The primary purpose of an operating system is:

Select one:

a. to make computers easier to use. 

b. to make the most efficient use of computer hardware.  

c. to allow people to use the computer. 

d. to keep systems programmers employed. 

The state of a process is stored in its __________.

Select one:

a. memory 

b. source code 

c. registers 

d. PCB  

One of the major problem with priority scheduling is:

Select one:

a. context switching 
b. starvation  

c. aging 

d. swapping 

The operating system creates _____ from the physical computer.

Select one:

a. virtual computers  

b. virtual device 

c. virtual space 

Each process has its own PCB.

Select one:

a. Yes  

b. No 

c. Maybe 

The primary purpose of an operating system is:

Select one:

a. to make the most efficient use of computer hardware.  

b. to keep systems programmers employed. 

c. to allow people to use the computer. 

d. to make computers easier to use. 

Multiprogramming systems:
Select one:

a. execute more jobs in the same time period.  

b. are easier to develop than single programming systems. 

c. executed each job faster. 

d. used one large mainframe computers. 

Which of the following scheduling algorithm comes under preemptive scheduling?

Select one:

a. largest job first 

b. FCFS

c. multilevel queue scheduling 

d. round robin  

Which of the following is an example of Single Programming Operating System?

Select one:

a. Linux 

b. Windows 

c. MS-DOS  

d. Unix 

What is an Operating System?

Select one:

a. All the answers are possible.  

b. It provides a platform for the user to run applications. 

c. It is an interface between the user and the hardware. 

d. It is the first software that runs when the computer boots up. 

Which of the following is not the function of Operating System?

Select one:

a. clock management  
b. memory management 

c. process management 

d. device management 

Which scheduler maintains the Degree of Multiprogramming?

Select one:

a. short term scheduler 

b. mid term scheduler 

c. long term scheduler  

Which is the first program run on a computer when the computer boots up?
Select one:

a. operating system  

b. system operations 

c. system software 

When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader called ____
is executed.
Select one:

a. relating loader 

b. compile and go loader 

c. bootstrap loader  

d. boot loader 

In Preemptive Priority Scheduling, if a high priority process arrives in the ready queue and a
low priority process is executing then what will happen?
Select one:

a. The currently executing process will be preempted and the new process will be assigned
to the CPU.  
b. The CPU will keep on executing the current process and the new process has to wait in
the ready queue. 

c. The new process will be shifted to I/O queue. 

d. The system will crash. 

Which runs on computer hardware and serve as platform for other software to run on?
Select one:

a. operating system  

b. application software 

c. system software