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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 | |