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  • Question
  • What is the name of the system which deals with the running of the actual computer and not with the programming problems?


  • Options
  • A. Operating system
  • B. Systems program
  • C. Object program
  • D. Source program
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • Systems program 


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    • 1. In memory systems, boundary registers

    • Options
    • A. are used for temporary program variable storage
    • B. are only necessary with fixed partitions
    • C. track page boundaries
    • D. track the beginning and ending of programs
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Feed back queue

    • Options
    • A. are very easy to implement
    • B. dispatch tasks according to execution characteristics
    • C. are used to favor real-time tasks
    • D. require manual intervention to implement properly
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Scissoring enables

    • Options
    • A. a part of data to be displayed
    • B. entire data to be displayed
    • C. full data display on full area of screen
    • D. no data to be displayed
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is not true about the memory management?

    • Options
    • A. virtual memory is used only in multi-user systems
    • B. segmentation suffers from external fragmentation
    • C. paging suffers from internal fragmentation
    • D. segmented memory can be paged
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. If you want to execute more than one program at a time, the systems software you are using must be capable of:

    • Options
    • A. word processing
    • B. virtual memory
    • C. compiling
    • D. multitasking
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The main function of the dispatcher (the portion of the process scheduler) is

    • Options
    • A. swapping a process to the disk
    • B. assigning ready process to the CPU
    • C. suspending some of the processes when the CPU load is high
    • D. bring processes from the disk to the main memory
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are

    • Options
    • A. Syntax errors
    • B. Semantic errors
    • C. Logical errors
    • D. Internal errors
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. What is the name given to all the programs inside the computer with makes it usable?

    • Options
    • A. Application software
    • B. System software
    • C. Firm ware
    • D. Shareware
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Four necessary conditions for deadlock to exist are: mutual exclusion, no-preemption, circular wait and

    • Options
    • A. hold and wait
    • B. deadlock avoidance
    • C. race around condition
    • D. buffer overflow
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by loader

    • Options
    • A. Reallocation
    • B. Allocation
    • C. Linking
    • D. Loading
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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