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.

In a system that does not support swapping ____________

A. the compiler normally binds symbolic addresses (variables) to relocatable addresses
B. the compiler normally binds symbolic addresses to physical addresses
C. the loader binds relocatable addresses to physical addresses
D. binding of symbolic addresses to physical addresses normally takes place during execution
Answer» B. the compiler normally binds symbolic addresses to physical addresses
Discussion
2.

If a higher priority process arrives and wants service, the memory manager can swap out the lower priority process to execute the higher priority process. When the higher priority process finishes, the lower priority process is swapped back in and continues execution. This variant of swapping is sometimes called?

A. priority swapping
B. pull out, push in
C. roll out, roll in
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
Discussion
3.

The idea of overlays is to ____________

A. data that are needed at any given time
B. enable a process to be larger than the amount of memory allocated to it
C. keep in memory only those instructions
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion
4.

If the process can be moved during its execution from one memory segment to another, then binding must be ____________

A. delayed until run time
B. preponed to compile time
C. preponed to load time
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. preponed to compile time
Discussion
5.

Binding of instructions and data to memory addresses can be done at ____________

A. Compile time
B. Load time
C. Execution time
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
Discussion