Register No: _________ Subject Code: 43A

K.S.G COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

BCA EXAMINATION – APRIL-2021

MODEL EXAMINATION -2021

SEMESTER : IV MAX MARKS : 75

SUBJECT : SYSTEM SOFTWARE AND
DURATION : Three Hours
OPERATING SYSTEM
DATE : 16-04-2021 SESSION : FN

SECTION A – (10*1=10 Marks)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

Choose the Correct Answer:

1. 1. When a computer is first turned on or restarted a special type of program is called a

_________ is executed.
a) Bootstrap Linker b) Bootstrap Loader c) Bootstrap Editor d) Bootstrap Grammar

2. ___________ brings the object program into memory for execution.

a) Loader b) Linker c) Editor d) Interpreter

3. The task of scanning the source statements recognizing and classifying the various tokens is
known as __________ analysis.
a) Syntactical b) Semantical c) Lexical d) Ethical

4. The part of the compiler that perform lexical analysis is called____________.

a) Scanner b) Assembler c) Parser d) Interpreter

5. An ______________is software that enables applications to interact with a computer's

hardware.
a) Operating System b) Assembler c) Parser d) Interpreter

6. The software that contains the core components of the operating system is called the________.

a) Kernel b) Operating System c) Hardware d) None

7. ________ is a data structure containing certain important information about the process
including.
a) Process control block b) Process commit block
c) Process control blog d) Process commit blog

8. The simplest fetch policy implemented in virtual memory systems is ______________.

a) Demand Paging b) Process c) Running d) None

9. The time it takes for data to rotate from its current position to a position adjacent to the read
write head is called__________.
a) Seek Time b) Response Time c) Running Time d) Latency

10. Which of these is preemptive scheduling technique? ___________.

a) FIFO b) SJE c) Round Robin d) Deadline Scheduling

SECTION B – (5*5=25 Marks)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

11.a) Explain about System Software Components/Tools . (or)

b) Explain about Basic Loader Functions.

12.a) Discuss about Machine Dependent Compiler Features. (or)

b) Explain about Interpreter and P-Code Compiler.

13.a) Explain the Interrupt Processing. (or)

b) Write short notes Single User Contiguous Storage Allocation.
.
14.a) Explain about the Deadline Scheduling. (or)
b) Write a note about Page Size.

15. a) Write about Operation of Moving Head Disk Storage. (or)

b) Explain about File Functions.

SECTION C – (5*8=40 Marks)

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

16.a) Discuss in detail about Machine Dependent Loader Features. (or)

b) Explain the Loader Design Options.

17.a) Explain briefly about Machine Independent Compiler Features. (or)

b) Explain about Compiler Design Options.

18.a) Explain the various Process States. (or)

b) Discuss in detail about the Fixed Partition Multiprogramming.

19.a) Discuss in detail about Page Replacement Strategies. (or)

b) Briefly explain about Working Sets.

20. a) Describe the File System Organization in detail. (or)

b) Explain the following:
A. Access Control Matrix B. Seek Optimization.