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Operating System Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
“Basics”
1. What is operating system?
a) collection of programs that manages hardware resources
b) system service provider to the application programs
c) link to interface the hardware and application programs
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: d
2. To access the services of operating system, the interface is provided by the ___________
a) System calls
b) API
c) Library
d) Assembly instructions
Answer: a
3. Which one of the following is not true?
a) kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system
b) kernel is the first part of operating system to load into memory during booting
c) kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating system
d) kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session
Answer: c
4. Which one of the following error will be handle by the operating system?
a) power failure
b) lack of paper in printer
c) connection failure in the network
d) all of the mentioned
Answer: d
5. What is the main function of the command interpreter?
a) to get and execute the next user-specified command
b) to provide the interface between the API and application program
c) to handle the files in operating system
d) none of the mentioned
Answer: a
6. By operating system, the resource management can be done via __________
a) time division multiplexing
b) space division multiplexing
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Operating System Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)

“Basics”

  1. What is operating system? a) collection of programs that manages hardware resources b) system service provider to the application programs c) link to interface the hardware and application programs d) all of the mentioned

Answer: d

  1. To access the services of operating system, the interface is provided by the ___________ a) System calls b) API c) Library d) Assembly instructions

Answer: a

  1. Which one of the following is not true? a) kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system b) kernel is the first part of operating system to load into memory during booting c) kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating system d) kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session

Answer: c

  1. Which one of the following error will be handle by the operating system? a) power failure b) lack of paper in printer c) connection failure in the network d) all of the mentioned

Answer: d

  1. What is the main function of the command interpreter? a) to get and execute the next user-specified command b) to provide the interface between the API and application program c) to handle the files in operating system d) none of the mentioned

Answer: a

  1. By operating system, the resource management can be done via __________ a) time division multiplexing b) space division multiplexing

c) time and space division multiplexing d) none of the mentioned

Answer: c

  1. If a process fails, most operating system write the error information to a ______ a) log file b) another running process c) new file d) none of the mentioned

Answer: a

  1. Which facility dynamically adds probes to a running system, both in user processes and in the kernel? a) DTrace b) DLocate c) DMap d) DAdd

Answer: a

  1. Which one of the following is not a real time operating system? a) VxWorks b) Windows CE c) RTLinux d) Palm OS

Answer: d

  1. The OS X has ____________ a) monolithic kernel b) hybrid kernel c) microkernel d) monolithic kernel with modules

Answer: b

b) communication between two process c) communication between two threads of same process d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b

  1. A set of processes is deadlock if __________ a) each process is blocked and will remain so forever b) each process is terminated c) all processes are trying to kill each other d) none of the mentioned

Answer: a

  1. A process stack does not contain __________ a) Function parameters b) Local variables c) Return addresses d) PID of child process

Answer: d

  1. Which system call returns the process identifier of a terminated child? a) wait b) exit c) fork d) get

Answer: a

  1. The address of the next instruction to be executed by the current process is provided by the

a) CPU registers b) Program counter c) Process stack d) Pipe

Answer: b