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  • Question
  • Which of the following are loaded into main memory when the computer is booted?


  • Options
  • A. internal command instructions
  • B. external command instructions
  • C. utility programs
  • D. word processing instructions
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • internal command instructions 


  • Operating Systems Concepts problems


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    • 1. Resolution of externally defined symbols is performed by

    • Options
    • A. Linker
    • B. Loader
    • C. Compiler
    • D. Assembler
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Process is

    • Options
    • A. program in High level language kept on disk
    • B. contents of main memory
    • C. a program in execution
    • D. a job in secondary memory
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. In MS-DOS 5.0, which is the number that acts as a code to uniquely identify the software product?

    • Options
    • A. MS
    • B. DOS
    • C. MS DOS
    • D. 5.0
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside their critical section is

    • Options
    • A. 8
    • B. 1
    • C. 16
    • D. 0
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The LRU algorithm

    • Options
    • A. pages out pages that have been used recently
    • B. pages out pages that have not been used recently
    • C. pages out pages that have been least used recently
    • D. pages out the first page in a given area
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. While running DOS on a PC, which command would be used to duplicate the entire diskette?

    • Options
    • A. COPY
    • B. DISKCOPY
    • C. CHKDSK
    • D. TYPE
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following statements is false?

    • Options
    • A. the technique of storage compaction involves moving all occupied areas of storage to one end or other of main storage
    • B. compaction does not involve relocation of programs
    • C. compaction is also know as garbage collection
    • D. the system must stop everything while it performs the compaction
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following rules out the use of GO TO?

    • Options
    • A. Flowchart
    • B. HIPO-DIAGRAMS
    • C. Nassi-Shneiderman diagram
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Interprocess communication

    • Options
    • A. is required for all processes
    • B. is usually done via disk drives
    • C. is never necessary,
    • D. allows processes to synchronize activity
    • Discuss
    • 10. Fragmentation of the file system

    • Options
    • A. occurs only if the file system is used improperly
    • B. can always be prevented
    • C. can be temporarily removed by compaction
    • D. is a characteristic of all file systems
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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