Quiz on Process

Multi-processor system gives a

• small system

• Tightly coupled system

• Loosely coupled system

• Multi-Processor System

Multiprocessor system have advantage of

• Increased Throughput

• Expensive hardware

• Operating system

• Decreased Access time

Multiprogramming of computer system increases

• Memory

• RAM

• Cost

• CPU Utilization

One word memory storage is collection of

• 2 Bytes

• 4 Bytes

• 1 Bytes

• • 8 Bytes

When we execute a C program, CPU runs in ____ mode

• User

• Kernel

• Supervisory

• System

How many times the following C program prints yes?

main() { fork();fork();printf("yes"); }

• Only once

• Twice

• Four Times

• Eight Times

Which process can be affected by other processes executing in the system?

• cooperating process

• child process

• parent process

• init process

If a process is executing in its critical section, then no other processes can be executing in their critical section. What is this condition called?

• Mutual Exclusion

• Race Condition

• Progress

• No Preemption

A monitor is a module that encapsulates __________

• shared data structures

• all of the mentioned

• procedures that operate on shared data structure

• synchronization between concurrent procedure invocation

The state of a process is defined by _________

• the final activity of the process

• the activity just executed by the process

• the activity to next be executed by the process

• the current activity of the process