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.

Transient operating system code is code that ____________

A. is not easily accessible
B. comes and goes as needed
C. stays in the memory always
D. never enters the memory space
Answer» C. stays in the memory always
Discussion
2.

The operating system and the other processes are protected from being modified by an already running process because ____________

A. they are in different memory spaces
B. they are in different logical addresses
C. they have a protection algorithm
D. every address generated by the CPU is being checked against the relocation and limit registers
Answer» E.
Discussion
3.

The relocation register helps in ____________

A. providing more address space to processes
B. a different address space to processes
C. to protect the address spaces of processes
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
Discussion
4.

In contiguous memory allocation ____________

A. each process is contained in a single contiguous section of memory
B. all processes are contained in a single contiguous section of memory
C. the memory space is contiguous
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. all processes are contained in a single contiguous section of memory
Discussion
5.

The main memory accommodates ____________

A. operating system
B. cpu
C. user processes
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. cpu
Discussion