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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 | |