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  • Question
  • The primary job of the operating system of a computer is to


  • Options
  • A. command resources
  • B. manage resources
  • C. provide utilities
  • D. be user friendly
  • E. None of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • manage resources 


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    • 1. A linker

    • Options
    • A. creates a load module
    • B. is not necessary with variable partitions
    • C. must be run after the loader
    • D. is not needed with a good compiler
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Nonmodifiable procedures are called

    • Options
    • A. serially usable procedures
    • B. concurrent procedures
    • C. reentrant procedures
    • D. topdown procedures
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Assembler language

    • Options
    • A. is usually the primary user interface
    • B. requires fixed-format commands
    • C. is a mnemonic form of machine language
    • D. is quite different from the SCL interpreter
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by assembler.

    • Options
    • A. Reallocation
    • B. Allocation
    • C. Linking
    • D. Loading
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. In which of the storage placement strategies a program is placed in the smallest available hole in the main memory?

    • Options
    • A. best fit
    • B. first fit
    • C. worst fit
    • D. buddy
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of following is/are the advantage(s) of modular programming?

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    • A. The program is much easier to change
    • B. Modules can be reused in other programs
    • C. Easy debugging
    • D. Easy to compile
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following can be accesses by transfer vector approach of linking?

    • Options
    • A. External data segments
    • B. External subroutines
    • C. Data located in other procedures
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. System maintenance:

    • Options
    • A. is usually not necessary
    • B. is necessary on all systems, regardless of how good
    • C. is not required if the system is well written
    • D. always requires several programs
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. The function(s) performed by the paging software is (are)

    • Options
    • A. Implementation of the access environment for all programs in the system
    • B. Management of the physical address space
    • C. Sharing and protection
    • D. All of the above
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the term "Syntax analysis" is associated with

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    • A. recognition of basic syntactic constructs through reductions.
    • B. recognition of basic elements and creation of uniform symbols
    • C. creation of more optional matrix.
    • D. use of macro processor to produce more optimal assembly code
    • E. None of the above
    • Discuss


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