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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. |
BECAUSE_THE_KERNEL_THREAD_MANAGEMENT_IS_DONE_BY_THE_OPERATING_SYSTEM_ITSELF_:?$ |
A. | kernel threads are faster to create than user threads |
B. | kernel threads are slower to create than user threads |
C. | kernel threads are easier to manage as well as create then user threads |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. kernel threads are easier to manage as well as create then user threads | |
2. |
Which of the following is FALSE ?$ |
A. | Context switch time is longer for kernel level threads than for user level threads |
B. | User level threads do not need any hardware support |
C. | Related kernel level threads can be scheduled on different processors in a multiprocessor system |
D. | Blocking one kernel level thread blocks all other related threads |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
If a kernel thread performs a blocking system call, ____________$ |
A. | the kernel can schedule another thread in the application for execution |
B. | the kernel cannot schedule another thread in the same application for execution |
C. | the kernel must schedule another thread of a different application for execution |
D. | the kernel must schedule another thread of the same application on a different processor |
Answer» B. the kernel cannot schedule another thread in the same application for execution | |
4. |
If the kernel is single threaded, then any user level thread performing a blocking system call will ? |
A. | cause the entire process to run along with the other threads |
B. | cause the thread to block with the other threads running |
C. | cause the entire process to block even if the other threads are available to run |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
5. |
Multithreading on a multi – CPU machine :$ |
A. | decreases concurrency |
B. | increases concurrency |
C. | doesn’t affect the concurrency |
D. | can increase or decrease the concurrency |
Answer» C. doesn‚Äö√Ñ√∂‚àö√ë‚àö¬•t affect the concurrency | |