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Explore more Topics under Systems Programming

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Machine Structure

02

Machine and Assembly Language

03

Assemblers

04

Macro Processor

05

Loaders

06

Programming Languages

07

Compilers

08

Phases of Compiler

09

Interpreters

Q1.

Which of the following system software resides in main memory always ?

Text editor

Assembler

Linker

Loader

Discuss

Answer: (d).Loader

Q2.

Daisy chain is a device for ?

Interconnecting a number of devices to number of controllers

Connecting a number of devices to a controller

Connecting a number of controller to devices

All of above

Discuss

Answer: (b).Connecting a number of devices to a controller

Q3.

Which of the following type of software should be used if you need to create,edit and print document ?

Word processing

Spreadsheet

Desktop publishing

UNIX

Discuss

Answer: (a).Word processing

Q4.

Producer consumer problem can be solved using ?

semaphores

event counters

monitors

all of above

Discuss

Answer: (d).all of above

Q5.

What is bootstraping?

A language interpreting other language program

A language compiling other language program

A language compile itself

All of above

Discuss

Answer: (c).A language compile itself

Q6.

Shell is the exclusive feature of

UNIX

DOS

System software

Application software

Discuss

Answer: (a).UNIX

Q7.

A program in execution is called

Process

Instruction

Procedure

Function

Discuss

Answer: (a).Process

Q8.

Which of the following can be used as a criterion for classification of data structures used in language processing.

nature of a data structure

purpose of a data structure

lifetime of a data structure

all of the above

Discuss

Answer: (d).all of the above

Q9.

A UNIX device driver is

Structured into two halves called top half and bottom half

Three equal partitions

Unstructured

None of the above

Discuss

Answer: (a).Structured into two halves called top half and bottom half

Q10.

Memory

is an device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory

is the device where information is stored

is a sequence of instructions

is a computational unit to perform specific functions

Discuss

Answer: (b).is the device where information is stored

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Welcome to the System Programming Basics MCQs Page

System Programming Basics MCQs | Page 1 of 9

Explore more Topics under Systems Programming

Machine Structure

Machine and Assembly Language

Assemblers

Macro Processor

Loaders

Programming Languages

Compilers

Phases of Compiler

Interpreters

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