Operating Systems Concepts problems
- 1. A Processor
Options- A. is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory.
- B. is the device where information is stored
- C. is a sequence of instructions
- D. is typically characterized by interactive processing and time of the CPU's time to allow quick response to each user.
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in memory.
- 2. What is the name given to the software which can be legally compiled and often used for free?
Options- A. Shareware program
- B. Public domain program
- C. Firmware program
- D. Mindware
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Public domain program
- 3. An algorithm is best described as
Options- A. A computer language
- B. A step by step procedure for solving a problem
- C. A branch of mathematics
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: A step by step procedure for solving a problem
- 4. The advantage(s) inherent to using high level languages is (are)
Options- A. Fewer people, less management and shorter transition in learning time
- B. Improved debugging capability, and superior documentation
- C. A greater degree of machine independence
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: All of the above
- 5. Operating system is
Options- A. A collection of hardware components
- B. A collection of input-output devices
- C. A collection of software routines
- D. All of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: A collection of software routines
- 6. The details of all external symbols and relocation formation (relocation list or map) is provided to linker by
Options- A. Macro processor
- B. Translator
- C. Loader
- D. Editor
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Translator
- 7. A translator is best described as
Options- A. an application software
- B. a system software
- C. a hardware component
- D. all of the above
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: a system software
- 8. A disk scheduling algorithm in an operating system causes the disk arm to move back and forth across the disk surface in order to service all requests in its path. This is a
Options- A. First come first served
- B. Shortest Seek Time First (SSTE)
- C. Scan
- D. FIFO
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Scan
- 9. Which table is a permanent database that has an entry for each terminal symbol.
Options- A. Terminal table
- B. Literal table
- C. Identifier table
- D. Reductions
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Terminal table
- 10. The action of parsing the source program into the proper syntactic classes is known as
Options- A. syntax analysis
- B. lexical analysis
- C. interpretation analysis
- D. general syntax analysis
- E. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: lexical analysis
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