Explore topic-wise MCQs in Operating System.

This section includes 9 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 there are 32 segments, each of size 1Kb, then the logical address should have ____________

A. 13 bits
B. 14 bits
C. 15 bits
D. 16 bits
Answer» B. 14 bits
2.

The protection bit is 0/1 based on ____________

A. write only
B. read only
C. read write
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
3.

When the entries in the segment tables of two different processes point to the same physical location ____________

A. the segments are invalid
B. the processes get blocked
C. segments are shared
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
4.

If the offset is legal ____________

A. it is used as a physical memory address itself
B. it is subtracted from the segment base to produce the physical memory address
C. it is added to the segment base to produce the physical memory address
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. it is subtracted from the segment base to produce the physical memory address
5.

The offset d of the logical address must be ____________

A. greater than segment limit
B. between 0 and segment limit
C. between 0 and the segment number
D. greater than the segment number
Answer» C. between 0 and the segment number
6.

The segment limit contains the ____________

A. starting logical address of the process
B. starting physical address of the segment in memory
C. segment length
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
7.

The segment base contains the ____________

A. starting logical address of the process
B. starting physical address of the segment in memory
C. segment length
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. segment length
8.

Each entry in a segment table has a ____________

A. segment base
B. segment peak
C. segment value
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. segment peak
9.

In segmentation, each address is specified by ____________

A. a segment number & offset
B. an offset & value
C. a value & segment number
D. a key & value
Answer» B. an offset & value