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When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader is executed, called a
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A. "Compile and Go" loader
B. Boot loader
C. Bootstrap loader
D. Relating loader
E. None of the above
Correct Answer
Bootstrap loader
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1. A partitioned data set is most used for
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A. a program or source library
B. storing program data
C. storing backup information
D. storing ISAM files
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: a program or source library
2. The problem of thrashing is affected significantly by:
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A. program structure
B. program size
C. primary-storage size
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: program structure
3. The state transition initiated by the user process itself in an operating system is
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A. block
B. dispatch
C. wake up
D. timer run out
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: block
4. The advantage(s) of incorporating the macro processor into pass 1 is(are):
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A. many functions do not have to be implemented twice.
B. Functions are combined and it is not necessary to create intermediate files as output from the macros processor and input to the assembler.
C. more flexibility is available to the programmer in that he may use all the features of the assembler in conjunction with macros.
D. all of the above
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
5. In which addressing mode the operand is given explicitly in the instruction?
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A. absolute mode
B. immediate mode
C. indirect mode
D. index mode
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: immediate mode
6. Which of the following software types is used to simplify using systems software?
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A. spreadsheet
B. operating environment
C. timesharing
D. multitasking
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: timesharing
7. Scheduling is
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A. allowing jobs to use the processor
B. unrelated to performance consideration
C. not required in uniprocessor systems
D. the same regard-less of the purpose of the system
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: allowing jobs to use the processor
8. In MS-DOS, relocatable object files and load modules have extensions
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A. .OBJ and .COM or .EXE, respectively
B. .COM and .OBJ, respectively
C. .EXE and .OBJ, respectively
D. .DAS and .EXE, respectively
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: .OBJ and .COM or .EXE, respectively
9. The computational technique used to compute the disk storage address of individual records is called:
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A. bubble memory
B. key fielding
C. dynamic reallocation
D. hashing
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: hashing
10. In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "creation of more optimal matrix" is associated with
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A. Assembly and output
B. Code generation
C. Syntax analysis
D. Machine independent optimization
E. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Machine independent optimization
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