CSCI 114 (01): Quiz 1 (Ch.1-3)

All of the following are possible approaches of inter-process communication except

• Multi-threading

• File read/write

• Network messaging

• pipe

Which of the following is FLASE regarding the operation: "file open, i.e., check if it exists, create if it does not exist, and then open the file"?

• It consists of multiple separate instructions

• It cannot be interrupted

• It's defined in Unix system

• It's designed to avoid potential errors

Which of the following functions is NOT a UNIX system call?

• CreateProcess

• exec()

• wait()

• signal()

Almost 90% system crashes were due to device drivers, not operating systems itself.

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT a typical role an operating system plays?

• Referee

• Illusionist

• Controller

• Glue

Which of the following operating system works on a queue of tasks. It runs a simple loop: load, run, and unload each job in turn.

• Time sharing

• Batch

• Real time

• Modern

Most operating systems allocate how many stack(s) for interrupted processes?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 3

Please fill in the blanks in the code:

What is the 1st blank?

(a)  

Please fill in the following blanks in the code:

What is the 2nd blank?

(a)  

Please fill in the following blanks in the code:

What is the 3rd blank?

(a)