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  • Question
  • A task in a blocked state


  • Options
  • A. is executable
  • B. is running
  • C. must still be placed in the run queues
  • D. is waiting for same temporarily unavailable resources
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • is waiting for same temporarily unavailable resources 


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    • 1. Backups should be done

    • Options
    • A. daily for most installations
    • B. weekly for most installations
    • C. as several image copies, followed by an incremental
    • D. as several incrementals, followed by an image copy
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Uniform Symbols Table

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    • A. contains all constants in the program
    • B. a permanent table of decision rules in the form of patterns for matching with the uniform symbol table to discover syntactic structure.
    • C. consists of a full or partial list of the token's as they appear in the program. Created by Lexical analysis and used for syntax analysis and interpretation
    • D. a permanent table which lists all key words and special symbols of the language in symbolic form.
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following statements is false?

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    • A. a process scheduling algorithm is preemptive if the CPU can be forcibly removed from a process
    • B. time sharing systems generally use preemptive CPU scheduling
    • C. response time are more predictable in preemptive systems than in non preemptive systems
    • D. real time systems generally use non-preemptive CPU scheduling
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. A critical region is

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    • A. a program segment that has not been proved bug-free
    • B. a program segment that often causes unexpected system crashes
    • C. a program segment where shared resources are accessed
    • D. one which is enclosed by a pair of P and V operations on semaphores
    • E. none is the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The command interpreter

    • Options
    • A. is usually the primary user interface
    • B. requires fixed format commands
    • C. is menu drive
    • D. is quite different from the SCL interpreter
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following capabilities is required for a system program to execute more than one program at a time?

    • Options
    • A. word processing
    • B. compiling
    • C. virtual memory
    • D. multitasking
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. If special forms are needed for printing the output, the programmer specifies these forms through?

    • Options
    • A. JCL
    • B. JPL
    • C. Utility programs
    • D. Load modules
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following is true about pseudocode

    • Options
    • A. A machine language
    • B. An assembly language
    • C. A high-level language
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Relocation bits used by relocating loader are specified (generated) by

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    • A. Relocating loader itself
    • B. Linker
    • C. Assembler or translator
    • D. Macro processor
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following scheduling objectives should be applied to the following: the system should admit jobs to create a mix that will keep most devices busy

    • Options
    • A. to be fair
    • B. to balance resource utilization
    • C. to obey priorities
    • D. to be predictable
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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