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  • Question
  • Block caches or buffer caches are used


  • Options
  • A. to improve disk performance
  • B. to handle interrupts
  • C. to increase the capacity of the main memory
  • D. to speed up main memory read operation
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • to improve disk performance 


  • Operating Systems Concepts problems


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    • 1. In which way(s) a macro processor for assembly language can be implemented:

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    • A. independent two-pass processor
    • B. independent one-pass processor
    • C. processor incorporated into pass 1 of a standard two-pass assembler
    • D. all of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. What is the name of the technique in which the operating system of a computer executes several programs concurrently by switching back and forth between them?

    • Options
    • A. Partitioning
    • B. Multitasking
    • C. Windowing
    • D. Paging
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Trojan-Horse programs

    • Options
    • A. are legitimate programs that allow unauthorized access
    • B. do not usually work
    • C. are hidden programs that do not show up on the system
    • D. usually are immediately discovered
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. System programs such as Compilers are designed so that they are

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    • A. reenterable
    • B. non reusable
    • C. serially usable
    • D. recursive
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. A development strategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and tested first, is known as

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    • A. Bottom-up development
    • B. Top-down development
    • C. Left-Right development
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Operating system

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    • A. links a program with the subroutines it references
    • B. provides a layered, user-friendly interface
    • C. enables the programmer to draw a flowchart
    • D. all of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. What problem is solved by Dijkstra's banker's algorithm?

    • Options
    • A. mutual exclusion
    • B. deadlock recovery
    • C. deadlock avoidance
    • D. cache coherence
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The function(s) of the Storage Assignment is (are)

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    • A. to assign storage to all variables referenced in the source program.
    • B. to assign storage to all temporary locations that are necessary for intermediate results.
    • C. to assign storage to literals, and to ensure that the storage is allocate and appropriate locations are initialized.
    • D. all of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is a type of systems software used on microcomputers?

    • Options
    • A. MS-DOS
    • B. PC-DOS
    • C. Unix
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Producer consumer problem can be solved using

    • Options
    • A. semaphores
    • B. event counters
    • C. monitors
    • D. all of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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