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| 201. |
Automatic allocation and management allows location transparent to the |
| A. | Programmer |
| B. | Memory |
| C. | I/O device |
| D. | Files |
| Answer» D. Files | |
| 202. |
Mechanisms for synchronization and communication among various processes can be provided by |
| A. | Sequence management |
| B. | Communication management |
| C. | Request management |
| D. | Process management |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
Two or more programs can be executed at a time in process of |
| A. | Concurrent-programming |
| B. | Uni-programming |
| C. | Multi-programming |
| D. | Batch programming |
| Answer» D. Batch programming | |
| 204. |
Operating system which doesn't support networking between computers is |
| A. | windows 3.1 |
| B. | windows 95 |
| C. | windows 2000 |
| D. | windows NT |
| Answer» B. windows 95 | |
| 205. |
Device controller is the controller of the computer system that contains |
| A. | buffers |
| B. | registers |
| C. | cache |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
Operating system which is expected to dominate the server market is |
| A. | windows 2003 |
| B. | Linux |
| C. | Novell |
| D. | SuSE |
| Answer» B. Linux | |
| 207. |
In Linux a user can load or upload |
| A. | I/O Modules |
| B. | I/O Devices |
| C. | Kernel Modules |
| D. | File Base I/O |
| Answer» D. File Base I/O | |
| 208. |
A service not provided by operating system is |
| A. | networking |
| B. | user interface |
| C. | program execution |
| D. | error detection |
| Answer» B. user interface | |
| 209. |
Executive contains the base services of |
| A. | Operating System |
| B. | I/O Devices |
| C. | Programmed I/O |
| D. | I/O Modules |
| Answer» B. I/O Devices | |
| 210. |
Configuration manager responsible for implementing and managing the |
| A. | System Control |
| B. | System Damage |
| C. | System registry |
| D. | System Access |
| Answer» D. System Access | |
| 211. |
Time sharing technique handles |
| A. | Single Interactive Job |
| B. | Multiple Interactive Job |
| C. | Recent Interactive Job |
| D. | Old Interactive Job |
| Answer» C. Recent Interactive Job | |
| 212. |
One that is not a type of user interface of the operating system is |
| A. | command line interface |
| B. | graphical user interface |
| C. | batch interface |
| D. | device interface |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
Beowulf clusters of the computer system are built using |
| A. | PCs |
| B. | tablets |
| C. | smart phones |
| D. | servers |
| Answer» B. tablets | |
| 214. |
Failed mutual exclusion permits to perform one routine at a |
| A. | Location |
| B. | Time |
| C. | File |
| D. | Bus |
| Answer» C. File | |
| 215. |
Security features offered by a file oriented approach, are of |
| A. | Field level |
| B. | File level |
| C. | Record level |
| D. | Entity level |
| Answer» C. Record level | |
| 216. |
Effective overlap of operations of CPU and I/O devices, requires a proper mix of |
| A. | I/O bound jobs |
| B. | CPU bound jobs |
| C. | Memory bound jobs |
| D. | Balance of CPU and I/O jobs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
Computers with two or more CPUs and simultaneous execution of several programs are known to be |
| A. | Multiprocessor systems |
| B. | Multithread systems |
| C. | Multiprogram systems |
| D. | Multitasker systems |
| Answer» B. Multithread systems | |
| 218. |
Error detection and response clears the |
| A. | Program |
| B. | Data |
| C. | Information |
| D. | Error Condition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 219. |
Terminology used for hiding details of hardware from programmers is called |
| A. | Operating system |
| B. | Interfaces |
| C. | Modulation |
| D. | Applications |
| Answer» B. Interfaces | |
| 220. |
One byte is the collection of |
| A. | 2-bits |
| B. | 4-bits |
| C. | 7-bits |
| D. | 8-bits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
Interconnected configuration of computers describes terminology of |
| A. | Multithreading |
| B. | Multiprogramming |
| C. | Multiprocessing |
| D. | Multischeduling |
| Answer» D. Multischeduling | |
| 222. |
A system having main memory less than total memory required by process, results in |
| A. | Memory efficient utilization |
| B. | Memory under utilization |
| C. | No loading of process |
| D. | Loading of process |
| Answer» D. Loading of process | |
| 223. |
Placing multiprocessor boards of the computer system on same chassis is called |
| A. | multiprocessor |
| B. | multiple hardware |
| C. | blade servers |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» D. both a and b | |
| 224. |
When a job is in processing by system that performs I/O operations and CPU is idle, describes process of |
| A. | Multiprogramming with variable jobs |
| B. | Multiprogramming with fixed jobs |
| C. | Uniprogramming |
| D. | Multiprogramming |
| Answer» D. Multiprogramming | |
| 225. |
Systems that are used by only one user at a time are known to be |
| A. | Unit user system |
| B. | Linear user systems |
| C. | Single-user system |
| D. | Absolute user systems |
| Answer» D. Absolute user systems | |
| 226. |
The computer system we use is mainly divided into |
| A. | 2 components |
| B. | 3 components |
| C. | 4 components |
| D. | 5 components |
| Answer» D. 5 components | |
| 227. |
What is the name of that fault-tolerant computer systems which is used for ATM Networks? |
| A. | Mainframe Computers |
| B. | mini computers |
| C. | Tandem Computers |
| D. | Super Computers |
| Answer» D. Super Computers | |
| 228. |
Common desktop environment program of operating system is a |
| A. | command line interface |
| B. | graphical user interface |
| C. | batch interface |
| D. | device interface |
| Answer» C. batch interface | |
| 229. |
Hundreds of virtual appliances can be run on single system using |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | software |
| C. | VMware |
| D. | compilers |
| Answer» D. compilers | |
| 230. |
Operating system Linux runs at all |
| A. | Computers |
| B. | Platforms |
| C. | Labs |
| D. | Systems |
| Answer» C. Labs | |
| 231. |
A single user operating system for IBM compatible personal computers were named as |
| A. | MS Windows NT |
| B. | MS-DOS |
| C. | Windows 3.0 |
| D. | Microsoft windows |
| Answer» C. Windows 3.0 | |
| 232. |
System's performance can be improved by designing it with |
| A. | More than one storage media |
| B. | More than one I/O devices |
| C. | More than one CPU |
| D. | More than one logic unit |
| Answer» D. More than one logic unit | |
| 233. |
Programs of the computer system work when instructed by |
| A. | input |
| B. | output |
| C. | operating system |
| D. | CPU |
| Answer» E. | |
| 234. |
Computer system devices are connected to internet through |
| A. | wire |
| B. | wireless |
| C. | users |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 235. |
File storage system is one of computer system's |
| A. | hardware |
| B. | operating system |
| C. | resources |
| D. | compilers |
| Answer» D. compilers | |
| 236. |
One that is not a type of memory is |
| A. | cache |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | RAM |
| D. | compilers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 237. |
NUMA can access memory from any unit takes |
| A. | same time |
| B. | different time |
| C. | less time |
| D. | more time |
| Answer» C. less time | |
| 238. |
From the memory of the system data is loaded and stored to the |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | receive |
| C. | registers |
| D. | CD |
| Answer» D. CD | |
| 239. |
Completion of operation to the CPU of the computer system is told by |
| A. | buffers |
| B. | interrupt |
| C. | path |
| D. | macro controller |
| Answer» C. path | |
| 240. |
If one machine is in hot standby mode, this clustering of the computer system is |
| A. | symmetric |
| B. | asymmetric |
| C. | serially |
| D. | both a and b |
| Answer» C. serially | |
| 241. |
Time sharing task of the operating system is also called |
| A. | single tasking |
| B. | multi-tasking |
| C. | single programing |
| D. | multi programming |
| Answer» C. single programing | |
| 242. |
To use information stored in a file, it must be |
| A. | Accessed into computer memory |
| B. | Read into computer memory |
| C. | Retrieved from computer memory |
| D. | Both a and b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 243. |
Parameters of the programs are passed in |
| A. | inputs |
| B. | outputs |
| C. | programs |
| D. | registers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 244. |
Multiprocessing provided by the computer system has a type of |
| A. | symmetric multiprocessor |
| B. | asymmetric multiprocessing |
| C. | symmetric multiprocessing |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
In microcomputers, operating system is usually stored on |
| A. | random access memory |
| B. | read only memory |
| C. | permanent memory |
| D. | temporary memory |
| Answer» C. permanent memory | |
| 246. |
Keyboard device of computer system is an |
| A. | input |
| B. | output |
| C. | I/O |
| D. | memory |
| Answer» B. output | |
| 247. |
HANDLE file is the file to |
| A. | create |
| B. | read |
| C. | delete |
| D. | store |
| Answer» C. delete | |
| 248. |
File operation used with random access files to first position pointer to a specific place in a file, is known to be |
| A. | Pointer |
| B. | Cursor |
| C. | Current locator |
| D. | Seek |
| Answer» E. | |
| 249. |
Single user systems includes |
| A. | Mainframes |
| B. | Microcomputers |
| C. | Supercomputers |
| D. | Personal computers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 250. |
Scientific computations usually falls in category of |
| A. | Device bound |
| B. | Memory bound |
| C. | Processor bound |
| D. | Program bound |
| Answer» D. Program bound | |