Exercise: Operating Systems Concepts

Questions for: Operating Systems Concepts

Which of the following statement is true.
A:
The LRU algorithm pages out pages that have been used recently
B:
Thrashing is a natural consequence of virtual memory systems.
C:
Seek analysis is used for analysing control-unit busy problems.
D:
All of the above
Answer: C
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The operating system of a computer serves as a software interface between the user and
A:
hardware
B:
peripheral
C:
memory
D:
screen
Answer: A
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The disadvantages of "Compile and Go" loading scheme is (are):
A:
a portion of memory is wasted because the core occupied by the assembler is unavailable to the object program.
B:
it is necessary to retranslate the user's program deck every time it is run.
C:
it is very difficult to handle multiple segments, especially if the source programs are in different languages, and to produce orderly modular programs.
D:
all of the above
Answer: D
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The powerful text editor called PC-Write can be used by anybody by paying a small fee. Such programs are called
A:
Software
B:
Shareware
C:
Firmware
D:
Mindware
Answer: B
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An incremental backup
A:
should be done each month
B:
uses more tapes
C:
saves all files
D:
saves only files that have recently changed
Answer: D
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