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Fork is
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A. the dispatching of a task
B. the creation of a new job
C. the creation of a new process
D. increasing the priority of a task
E. None of the above
Correct Answer
the creation of a new process
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1. Which of the following functions is(are) performed by the loader
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A. allocate space in memory for the programs and resolve symbolic references between object decks
B. adjust all address dependent locations, such as address constants, to correspond to the allocated space.
C. physically place the machine instructions and data into memory.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
2. In which addressing mode the effective address of the operand is the contents of a register specified in the instruction and after accessing the operand, the contents of this register is incremented to point to the next item in the list?
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A. index addressing
B. indirect addressing
C. auto increment
D. auto decrement
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: auto increment
3. Which of the following refers to the associative memory?
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A. the address of the data is generated by the CPU
B. the address of the data is supplied by the users
C. there is no need for an address i.e. the data is used as an address
D. the data are accessed sequentially
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: there is no need for an address i.e. the data is used as an address
4. Addressing structure
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A. defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses
B. are variations in the use of fundamental addressing structures, or some associated actions which are related to addressing.
C. performs indicated operations on two fast registers of the machine and leave the result in one of the registers.
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses
5. Thrashing can be avoided if
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A. the pages, belonging to the working set of the programs, are in main memory
B. the speed of CPU is increased
C. the speed of I/O processor is increased
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: the pages, belonging to the working set of the programs, are in main memory
6. The memory allocation scheme subject to "external" fragmentation is
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A. segmentation
B. swapping
C. pure demand paging
D. multiple contiguous fixed partitions
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: segmentation
7. The FIFO algorithm
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A. executes first the job that last entered the queue
B. executes first the job that first entered the queue
C. execute first the job that has been in the queue the longest
D. executes first the job with the least processor needs
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: executes first the job that first entered the queue
8. What does MSCDEX.EXE do?
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A. Configures hard drives
B. it's a SCSI driver
C. BIOS setup
D. it's a CD-ROM DOS driver
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: it's a CD-ROM DOS driver
9. The term TSR is an abbreviation for:
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A. Terminate Stay Ready
B. Testing System Read
C. Terminal Still Ready
D. Terminate Stay Resident
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Terminate Stay Resident
10. To find out how much memory is available, you could type______.
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A. EMM
B. MEM
C. CHKDSK
D. MEMMAKER
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: MEM
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