CS604 Midterm Solved MCQs with References by Moaaz

Solved MCQS From Midterm Papers · May 13,2013 · PSMD01 · Spring 2012

Q1. (1 marks)

1. fg (Page 68)
2. bg
3. jobs
4. kill

Correct answer: fg (Page 68)

Q2. __________ commands in Linux is used to copy file (1 marks)

1. is
2. cp (Page 30)
3. mv
4. mkdir

Correct answer: cp (Page 30)

Q3. The process id returned to the child process after successful fork system call execution is _____________. (1 marks)

1. 0 (Page 40)
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3

Correct answer: 0 (Page 40)

Q4. (1 marks)

1. Symmetric
2. Asymmetric (Page 47)
3. Both symmetric and asymmetric
4. None of the given options

Correct answer: Asymmetric (Page 47)

Q5. A solution to the critical section problem must satisfy the following requirements (1 marks)

1. Progress
2. Mutual exclusion
3. Bounded Waiting
4. All of these (Page 101)

Correct answer: All of these (Page 101)

Q6. Typically the execlp system call is used after a fork system call. (1 marks)

1. True (Page 39)
2. False

Correct answer: True (Page 39)

Q7. You can create a threads by using the pthread_create() call. (1 marks)

1. True (Page 76)
2. False

Correct answer: True (Page 76)

Q8. The interval from the time of submission to the time of completion is the ______ (1 marks)

1. Turnaround time (Page 83)
2. Waiting time
3. Response time
4. None of all these

Correct answer: Turnaround time (Page 83)

Q9. Each process must first request permission to enter its critical section. The section of code implementing this request is called the _____ (1 marks)

1. entry section (Page 100)
2. Critical Section
3. remainder section
4. None of all these

Correct answer: entry section (Page 100)

Q10. IPC provides a mechanism to allow processes to communicate and to synchronize their actions without sharing the same__________ (1 marks)

1. Address space (Page 46)
2. Address Name
3. Address ID
4. None of all these

Correct answer: Address space (Page 46)

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Q1. Linux is a version of _______ operating system. (1 marks)

1. OS/2
2. Windows
3. None of the above

Q2. Current working directory can be accessed using --------- Command. (1 marks)

1. . (dot)
2. # ( hash )
3. / (slash)
4. ~ (tilt) (Page 25)

Correct answer: ~ (tilt) (Page 25)

Q3. Mkfifo() is a _______. (1 marks)

1. Library Call (Page 58)
2. Command
3. Directory
4. None of Above

Correct answer: Library Call (Page 58)

Q4. (1 marks)

1. ps (Page 66)
2. top
3. who
4. ls

Correct answer: ps (Page 66)

Q5. Time interval when the I/O Devices are accessed is known as --------. (1 marks)

1. CPU Burst
2. Time Slice
3. None of Above