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This section includes 23 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following command doesn’t create a process? |
| A. | pwd |
| B. | fork |
| C. | cd |
| D. | pwd and cd |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The PID of our login shell doesn’t change. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 3. |
To know the PID of your current shell, which command will be used? |
| A. | echo $$ |
| B. | echo $ |
| C. | $SHELL |
| D. | $PATH |
| Answer» B. echo $ | |
| 4. |
Which process is immediately set up by the kernel when we log on to a UNIX system? |
| A. | shell |
| B. | parent |
| C. | shell |
| D. | bash |
| Answer» B. parent | |
| 5. |
The parent id of a child is called ______ |
| A. | PID |
| B. | PPID |
| C. | TID |
| D. | PTID |
| Answer» C. TID | |
| 6. |
Every process has a parent process. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. |
Each process is identified by a unique integer called ______ |
| A. | PID |
| B. | PPID |
| C. | TID |
| D. | PTID |
| Answer» B. PPID | |
| 8. |
A process is an instance of _______ program. |
| A. | waiting |
| B. | executing |
| C. | terminated |
| D. | halted |
| Answer» C. terminated | |
| 9. |
EVERY_PROCESS_HAS_A_PARENT_PROCESS.?$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. |
Which process is immediately set up by the kernel when we log on to a UNIX system?$ |
| A. | shell |
| B. | parent |
| C. | shell |
| D. | bash |
| Answer» B. parent | |
| 11. |
The_parent_id_of_a_child_is_called_______$ |
| A. | PID |
| B. | PPID |
| C. | TID |
| D. | PTID |
| Answer» C. TID | |
| 12. |
Which of the following command doesn’t create a process?$ |
| A. | pwd |
| B. | fork |
| C. | cd |
| D. | pwd and cd |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
What is the PID of the first process that is set up when the system is booted? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | any |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» C. any | |
| 14. |
The PID of our login shell doesn’t change.$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 15. |
To_know_the_PID_of_your_current_shell,_which_command_will_be_used? |
| A. | echo $$ |
| B. | echo $ |
| C. | $SHELL |
| D. | $PATH |
| Answer» B. echo $ | |
| 16. |
Each process is identified by a unique integer called _____? |
| A. | PID |
| B. | PPID |
| C. | TID |
| D. | PTID |
| Answer» B. PPID | |
| 17. |
Process table and process control block store same attributes of a process. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 18. |
Some attributes of every process are maintained by the kernel in memory in a separate structure called the ______ |
| A. | pcb |
| B. | task control block |
| C. | process table |
| D. | task table |
| Answer» D. task table | |
| 19. |
Which data structure is used to store information about a process? |
| A. | process control block (pcb) |
| B. | array |
| C. | queue |
| D. | program control block |
| Answer» B. array | |
| 20. |
Programs and process are synonymous. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 21. |
When the process has completed its execution it is called ______ |
| A. | born |
| B. | terminated |
| C. | waiting |
| D. | exit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
A process is said to be ____ when it starts its execution. |
| A. | born |
| B. | die |
| C. | waiting |
| D. | terminated |
| Answer» B. die | |
| 23. |
A process is an instance of _______ program. |
| A. | waiting |
| B. | executing |
| C. | terminated |
| D. | halted |
| Answer» C. terminated | |