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  • When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader is executed, called a


  • Options
  • 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

    • Options
    • A. a program or source library
    • B. storing program data
    • C. storing backup information
    • D. storing ISAM files
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 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
    • Discuss


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