Explore topic-wise MCQs in Operating System.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Operating System knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

If the resources are always preempted from the same process __________ can occur.

A. deadlock
B. system crash
C. aging
D. starvation
Answer» E.
Discussion
2.

If we preempt a resource from a process, the process cannot continue with its normal execution and it must be ____________

A. aborted
B. rolled back
C. terminated
D. queued
Answer» C. terminated
Discussion
3.

Cost factors for process termination include ____________

A. Number of resources the deadlock process is not holding
B. CPU utilization at the time of deadlock
C. Amount of time a deadlocked process has thus far consumed during its execution
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
Discussion
4.

The two ways of aborting processes and eliminating deadlocks are ____________

A. Abort all deadlocked processes
B. Abort all processes
C. Abort one process at a time until the deadlock cycle is eliminated
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
Discussion
5.

A deadlock can be broken by ____________

A. abort one or more processes to break the circular wait
B. abort all the process in the system
C. preempt all resources from all processes
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. abort all the process in the system
Discussion