WorksheetsOperating Systems Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Use the appropriate concepts of operating system for resource utilization.
Resource allocation
Process scheduling
Memory management
File management
Exemplify different types of scheduling algorithms and deadlock mechanism.
Round Robin
First-Come, First-Served
Shortest Job First
All of the above
What is the advantage of multiprocessor systems?
Increased throughput
Sharing resources
Reliability
All of the above
What is the difference between symmetric and asymmetric multiprocessing?
Symmetric multiprocessing has each processor perform all tasks.
Asymmetric multiprocessing assigns specific tasks to each processor.
Both are the same.
None of the above.
What is UMA in memory access models?
Uniform Memory Access
Non-uniform Memory Access
Shared Memory Access
None of the above
What are the OS activities in connection with secondary storage management?
Partitioning
Storage allocation
Free-space management
Disk scheduling
Mounting and unmounting
What is the purpose of cache management?
To increase performance
To store data permanently
To manage secondary storage
To synchronize CPUs
What is the difference between a stack and a queue?
Stack uses LIFO, Queue uses FIFO
Stack uses FIFO, Queue uses LIFO
Both are the same
Neither is a data structure
What is a binary tree?
A tree with at most two children per node
A tree with unlimited children per node
A tree that is always balanced
A tree that cannot be traversed
What is the role of a hash function?
To create a hash map
To store data permanently
To manage memory
To synchronize caches
What are the characteristics of cloud computing?
Provides services over the internet
Requires physical servers
Is only for large companies
Offers pay-as-you-go models
What is the main feature of real-time embedded systems?
They must produce results within a fixed time
They are always connected to the internet
They have complex user interfaces
They are used for general computing tasks
What is the difference between free software and open-source software?
They are the same
They are championed by different groups
One is always free of charge
One is always closed-source
What is the primary function of an operating system?
To manage hardware resources
To provide a user interface
All of the above
To execute applications
Which of the following is not a component of a computer system?
Hardware
Operating System
Application Programs
Assembler
Booting starts with which program stored in the motherboard?
Master Boot Record (MBR)
BIOS
Bootloader
POST
Which step of booting checks the hardware status of the system?
BIOS execution
POST
Loading the Bootloader
Loading the Kernel
Which interrupt is generated by software?
Trap
Keyboard interrupt
Disk I/O interrupt
Timer interrupt
n multiprocessor systems, when all processors perform all tasks, it is called:
Asymmetric multiprocessing
Symmetric multiprocessing
NUMA
UMA
Interrupts are handled by:
Compiler
Device Driver
Interrupt Service Routine (ISR)
Cache
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