Explore topic-wise MCQs in Operating System.

This section includes 4 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.

Which is the process of invoking the wait operation?

A. suspended until another process invokes the signal operation
B. waiting for another process to complete before it can itself call the signal operation
C. stopped until the next process in the queue finishes execution
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. waiting for another process to complete before it can itself call the signal operation
2.

The monitor construct ensures that ____________

A. only one process can be active at a time within the monitor
B. n number of processes can be active at a time within the monitor (n being greater than 1)
C. the queue has only one process in it at a time
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. n number of processes can be active at a time within the monitor (n being greater than 1)
3.

A monitor is characterized by ____________

A. a set of programmer defined operators
B. an identifier
C. the number of variables in it
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. an identifier
4.

A monitor is a type of ____________

A. semaphore
B. low level synchronization construct
C. high level synchronization construct
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned