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Operating Systems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not a condition for deadlock?

a)

Mutual exclusion

b)

Hold and wait

c)

Preemption

d)

Circular wait

2.
Function of system software is to serve as the _________ between the user, the application software, and the computer’s hardware
a)
interface
b)
program
c)
application
d)
server
3.

The grouping of jobs that require similar resources

a)

timesharing

b)

serial processing

c)

multiprogramming

d)

batch processing

4.

The ability for a computer to execute more than one task simultaneously

a)

multitasking

b)

multiprogramming

c)

multiprocessing

d)

timesharing

5.

The operating system is a type of

a)

system software

b)

general purpose software

c)

utility software

d)

application software

6.

Which is not in the PCB

a)

Process state

b)

resources needed

c)

program counter

d)

processor size

7.

Which is not a process state?

a)

waiting

b)

terminated

c)

blocked

d)

redirected

8.

Preemption means

a)

process can be paused by system

b)

process cannot be halted once execution begins

c)

process has high priority

d)

process is short

9.

FCFS is operates similar to a

a)

stack

b)

sorting algorithm

c)

circle

d)

queue

10.

SJF is short for

a)

Shortest Job First

b)

Software Job First

c)

System Job First

d)

Shortest Job Final