GAMMASTACK SCREENING TEST SET B

Consider the following statements about process state transitions for a system using preemptive scheduling. 

I. A running process can move to a ready state
II. A ready process can move to a ready state
III. A blocked process can move to a running state
IV. A blocked process can move to a ready state

Which of the above statements is TRUE?

• I, II, and III only

• II and III only

• I, II, and IV only

• I, II, III, and IV

A process executes the code 

fork ( );
fork ( );
fork ( );

The total number of child processes created is

• 3

• 7

• 4

• 8

The essential content(s) in each entry of a page table is/are:

• Page frame number

• Virtual page number

• Both virtual page number and page frame number

• Access the right information

Which one of the following is NOT desired in a good Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) document?

• Functional Requirements

• Algorithms for Software Implementation

• Non-Functional Requirements

• Goals of Implementation

In a software project, COCOMO (Constructive Cost Model) is used to estimate

• effort and duration based on the size of the software

• 
  size and duration based on the effort of the software

• 
  effort and cost based on the duration of the software

• 
  size, effort and duration based on the cost of the software

In the Spiral model of software development, the primary determinant in selecting activities in each iteration is

• cost

• Iteration size

• Risk

• 
  Adopted process such as Rational Unified Process or Extreme Programming

Match the following

• P-2, Q-1. R-3, S-5

• P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-5

• P-2, Q-4, R-1, S-3

• P-1, Q-4, R-2, S-3

Which of the following transport layer protocols is used to support electronic mail?

• TCP 

• UDP

• IP

• SMTP

The address resolution protocol (ARP) is used for:

• Finding the IP address from the DNS

• Finding the IP address of the default gateway

• Finding the MAC address that corresponds to an IP address

• Finding the IP address that corresponds to a MAC address

Which of the following statements are TRUE about an SQL query?

P : An SQL query can contain a HAVING clause even if it does not have a GROUP BY clause

Q : An SQL query can contain a HAVING clause only if it has a GROUP BY clause

R : All attributes used in the GROUP BY clause must appear in the SELECT clause

S : Not all attributes used in the GROUP BY clause need to appear in the SELECT clause

• Q and S

• R and S

• P and R

• P and S