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  • What are the disadvantages of context switching?


  • Correct Answer
  • Time taken for switching from one process to other is pure over head Because the system does no useful work while switching So one of the solutions is to go for threading when ever possible 


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    • 1. In the relational model, relationships between relations or tables are created by using:

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    • A. composite keys.
    • B. determinants.
    • C. candidate keys.
    • D. foreign keys.
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    • 2. What does microprocessor speed depend on?
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    • 3. What does RSI stand for?
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    • 4. Which Stack is used in 8086?
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    • 5. What is object repository?
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    • 6. Which is the Stack used in 8085?
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    • 7. What does GUI stand for?
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    • 8. What is the main reason the OSI Model was created?
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    • 9. Ethernet uses which topology

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    • A. Star
    • B. Bus
    • C. Twisted pair
    • D. Both B & C
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    • 10. What are various scheduling queues?
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