Important Questions

I. Choose the correct answer:

1) Which of the following is not an operating system? ( A )

a. Windows b.Linux c.Oracle d.DOS
2) Banker’s algorithm is used? ( A )
a.To prevent deadlock b.To deadlock recovery
c.To solve the deadlock d.None of these
3. Operating systems ( B )
a.enables the programmer to draw a flow chart
b.provides a layer, user friendly interface
c.links a program with subroutine it references
d.all of these
4.. Which of the following Is not a part of the operating system? ( D )
a.Input/output control program b. Job control program
c.Supervisor d. Performance monitor
5. What is the name of the operating system that reads and reacts in terms of actual
time? ( A )
a. Real time system b. Time sharing system
c. Quick response system d.Batch system

6. Which of the following condition is required for a deadlock to be possible? ( D )

a) mutual exclusion
b) a process may hold allocated resources while awaiting assignment of other resources
c) no resource can be forcibly removed from a process holding it d) all of the mentioned
7. A system is in the safe state if ____________ ( C )
a) the system can allocate resources to each process in some order and still avoid a deadlock
b) there exist a safe sequence c) all of the mentioned d) none of the mentioned
8.A problem encountered in multitasking when a process is perpetually denied necessary
resources is called ____ ( B )
a) deadlock b) starvation c) inversion d) aging
9. A system has 3 processes sharing 4 resources. If each process needs a maximum of 2 units
then, deadlock ____________ ( A )
a) can never occur b) may occur c) has to occur d) none of the mentioned
10. To avoid deadlock ____________ ( A )
a) there must be a fixed number of resources to allocate
b) resource allocation must be done only once
c) all deadlocked processes must be aborted
d) inversion technique can be used
II. Fill in the blanks:

11. The operating system is a type of SYSTEM software.

12. An operating system acts as a/an INTRFACE between hardware and software.
13. The process of checking computer, starting operating system and making it ready to work is
referred to as BOOTING
14. In MS-DOS which operating system, a single user can access the computer system at a time.

15. Missile systems and Air Traffic Control System are best examples of REAL TIME
OPERATING SYSTEM System.
16. A situation where a process or a set of processes is blocked, waiting for some resource that is
held by some other waiting processes DEADLOCK
17. For multiple instances of a resource type which algorithm is used_BANKER’S
ALGORITHM?
18. The Need-matrix is given by the formula MAX-ALLOCATION
19. A set of resource allocation such that the system can allocate resources to each process in
some order and still avoid deadlock is SAFE STATE
20. What is a thread BASIC UNIT OFCPU UTILIATION?
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