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  • Question
  • Block or buffer caches are used


  • Options
  • A. to improve disk performance
  • B. to handle interrupts
  • C. to increase the capacity of 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. Assembler is

    • Options
    • A. a program that places programs into memory and prepares them for execution.
    • B. a program that automate the translation of assembly language into machine language.
    • C. a program that accepts a program written in a high level language and produces an object program.
    • D. is a program that appears to execute a source program as if it were machine language.
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a daisy chaining priority control scheme?

    • Options
    • A. priority is programmable
    • B. it is relatively easy to add more devices to the chain
    • C. the failure of one device may affect other devices on the chain
    • D. the number of control lines is independent of the number of devices on the chain
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. In a magnetic disk, data is recorded in a set of concentric tracks which are subdivided into

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    • A. periods
    • B. sectors
    • C. zones
    • D. groups
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The advantage of a command processor running only built-in commands is:

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    • A. flexibility to the users in running lists of commands by simply collecting them in named batch command files
    • B. the command set being common across different hardware configurations
    • C. users can create system programs and run them as commands
    • D. the processing is much faster than would other-wise be the case when user defined commands are used
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. Virtual memory is

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    • A. simple to implement
    • B. used in all major commercial operating systems
    • C. less efficient in utilization of memory
    • D. useful when fast I/O devices are not available
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. An incremental backup

    • Options
    • A. should be done each month
    • B. uses more tapes
    • C. saves all files
    • D. saves only files that have recently changed
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The total time to prepare a disk drive mechanism for a block of data to be read from it is

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    • A. latency
    • B. latency plus transmission time
    • C. latency plus seek time
    • D. latency plus seek time plus transmission time
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. File record length

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    • A. should always be fixed
    • B. Should always be variable
    • C. depends upon the size of the file
    • D. should be chosen to match the data characteristics
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is a phase of a compilation process

    • Options
    • A. Lexical analysis
    • B. Code generation
    • C. Both of the above
    • D. Static analysis
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. The practice of "bundling" refers to

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    • A. selling computers alone
    • B. selling peripheral devices with computer
    • C. selling software to run on computers
    • D. giving away software with a computer purchase
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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