Operating System Multiple choice Questions and Answers-OS Basics

61.	Which operating system use write through catches
a.	UNIX
b.	XENIX
c.	ULTRIX
d.	DOS

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Answer: (d).DOS

62.	Which process is known for initializing a microcomputer with its OS
a.	cold booting
b.	boot recording
c.	booting
d.	warm booting

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Answer: (c).booting

63.	Remote computing services involves the use of timesharing and
a.	multiprocessing
b.	interactive processing
c.	batch processing
d.	real time processing

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Answer: (c).batch processing

64.	Dijkstra's algorithm deals with
a.	mutual exclusion
b.	deadlock recovery
c.	deadlock avoidance
d.	cache coherence

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Answer: (c).deadlock avoidance

65.	Daisy chain is a device for
a.	connecting a number of controllers to a device
b.	connecting a number of controllers to a device
c.	all of above
d.	none of above

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Answer: (b).connecting a number of controllers to a device

66.	A series of statements explaining how the data is to be processed is called
a.	instruction
b.	compiler
c.	program
d.	interpretor

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Answer: (c).program

67.	A hardware device which is capable of executing a sequence of instructions, is known as
a.	CPU
b.	ALU
c.	CU
d.	Processor

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Answer: (d).Processor

68.	With multiprogramming, ______ is used productively.
a.	time
b.	space
c.	money
d.	All of these

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Answer: (a).time

69.	What must reside in the main memory under all situations in a resident - OS computer?
a.	Linker
b.	Loader
c.	Assembler
d.	Compiler

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Answer: (b).Loader

70.	Where does a computer add and compare data?
a.	Hard disk
b.	Floppy disk
c.	CPU chip
d.	Memory chip

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Answer: (c).CPU chip