TRB CS Syllabus

Operating Systems Concepts
1. The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what has to be done, is
A. Operation code
B. Address
C. Locator
D. Flip-Flop
E. None of the above
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
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2. Which of the following refers to the associative memory?
A. the address of the data is generated by the CPU
B. the address of the data is supplied by the users
C. there is no need for an address i.e. the data is used as an address
D. the data are accessed sequentially
Answer: Option C
Explanation:

3. To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside their critical section is
A. 8
B. 1
C. 16
D. 0
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
4. A system program that combines the separately compiled modules of a program into a form suitable for execution
A. assembler
B. linking loader
C. cross compiler
D. load and go
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
5. Process is
A. program in High level language kept on disk
B. contents of main memory
C. a program in execution
D. a job in secondary memory

Answer: Option C
6. Addressing structure
A. defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses
are variations in the use of fundamental addressing structures, or some associated

B.
actions which are related to addressing.
performs indicated operations on two fast registers of the machine and leave the
C.
result in one of the registers.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
7. The Memory Buffer Register (MBR)

is a hardware memory device which denotes the location of the current instruction
A.
being executed.
is a group of electrical circuits (hardware), that performs the intent of instructions

B.
fetched from memory.
C. contains the address of the memory location that is to be read from or stored into.
contains a copy of the designated memory location specified by the MAR after a
D.
"read" or the new contents of the memory prior to a "write".
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
8. The strategy of allowing processes that are logically runnable to be temporarily suspended
is called
A. preemptive scheduling
B. non preemptive scheduling
C. shortest job first
D. first come first served
Answer: Option A
Explanation:

9. The Storage-to-Storage instructions
A. have both their operands in the main store.
which perform an operation on a register operand and an operand which is located

B. in the main store, generally leaving the result in the register, expect in the case of
store operation when it is also written into the specified storage location.
which perform indicated operations on two fast registers of the machine and have
C.
the result in one of the registers
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
10. The LRU algorithm
A. pages out pages that have been used recently
B. pages out pages that have not been used recently
C. pages out pages that have been least used recently
D. pages out the first page in a given area

Answer: Option C
11. Which of the following systems software does the job of merging the records from two
files into one?
A. Security software
B. Utility program
C. Networking software
D. Documentation system
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
12. Fork is
A. the dispatching of a task
B. the creation of a new job
C. the creation of a new process
D. increasing the priority of a task
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
13. Thrashing
A. is a natural consequence of virtual memory systems
B. can always be avoided by swapping
C. always occurs on large computers
D. can be caused by poor paging algorithms
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
14. Supervisor state is
A. never used
B. entered by programs when they enter the processor
C. required to perform any I/O
D. only allowed to the operating system
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
15. Which of the following instruction steps, would be written within the diamond-shaped box,
of a flowchart?
A. S=B-C
B. IS A<10
C. PRINT A
D. DATA X,4Z

Answer: Option B
16. Which of the following statements is false?
the technique of storage compaction involves moving all occupied areas of storage
A.
to one end or other of main storage
B. compaction does not involve relocation of programs
C. compaction is also know as garbage collection
D. the system must stop everything while it performs the compaction
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
17. Interprocess communication

A. is required for all processes
B. is usually done via disk drives
C. is never necessary,
D. allows processes to synchronize activity
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
18. Which of the following functions is(are) performed by the loader
allocate space in memory for the programs and resolve symbolic references
A.
between object decks
adjust all address dependent locations, such as address constants, to correspond

B.
to the allocated space.
C. physically place the machine instructions and data into memory.
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
19. User-Friendly Systems are:

A. required for object-oriented programming
B. easy to develop
C. common among traditional mainframe operating systems
D. becoming more common
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
20. Which of the following addressing modes, facilitates access to an operand whose location
is defined relative to the beginning of the data structure in which it appears?
A. ascending
B. sorting
C. index
D. indirect

Answer: Option C
21. While running DOS on a PC, which command would be used to duplicate the entire
diskette?
A. COPY
B. DISKCOPY
C. CHKDSK
D. TYPE
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
22. Memory
is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in

A.
memory.
B. is the device where information is stored
C. is a sequence of instructions
is typically characterized by interactive processing and time-slicing of the CPU's

D.
time to allow quick response to each user.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
23. Which of the following rules out the use of GO TO?

A. Flowchart
B. HIPO-DIAGRAMS
C. Nassi-Shneiderman diagram
D. All of the above
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
24. A system program that sets up an executable program in main memory ready for
execution is
A. assembler
B. linker
C. loader
D. compiler
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
25. Which of the following are loaded into main memory when the computer is booted?
A. internal command instructions
B. external command instructions
C. utility programs
D. word processing instructions

Answer: Option A
26. The FIFO algorithm
A. executes first the job that last entered the queue
B. executes first the job that first entered the queue
C. execute first the job that has been in the queue the longest
D. executes first the job with the least processor needs
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
27. What is the name given to the organized collection of software that controls the overall
operation of a computer?
A. Working system
B. Peripheral system
C. Operating system
D. Controlling system
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
28. The principal of locality of reference justifies the use of
A. reenterable
B. non reusable
C. virtual memory
D. cache memory
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
29. The register or main memory location which contains the effective address of the operand
is known as
A. pointer
B. indexed register
C. special location
D. scratch pad
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
30. Assembly code data base is associated with
assembly language version of the program which is created by the code

A.
generation phase and is input to the assembly phase.
a permanent table of decision rules in the form of patterns for matching with the
B.
uniform symbol table to discover syntactic structure.
consists of a full or partial list or the token's as they appear in the program.
C.
Created by Lexical analysis and used for syntax analysis and interpretation.
a permanent table which lists all key words and special symbols of the language in
D.
symbolic form.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
31. Thrashing can be avoided if
A. the pages, belonging to the working set of the programs, are in main memory
B. the speed of CPU is increased
C. the speed of I/O processor is increased
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
32. In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the term "Lexical analysis" is associated with
A. recognition of basic syntactic constructs through reductions.
B. recognition of basic elements and creation of uniform symbols
C. creation of more optional matrix.
D. use of macro processor to produce more optimal assembly code
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
33. Resolution of externally defined symbols is performed by

A. Linker
B. Loader
C. Compiler
D. Assembler
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
34. System generation:
A. is always quite simple
B. is always very difficult
C. varies in difficulty between systems
D. requires extensive tools to be understandable
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
35. The Memory Address Register

is a hardware memory device which denotes the location of the current instruction
A.
being executed.
is a group of electrical circuits (hardware), that performs the intent of instructions

B.
fetched from memory.
C. contains the address of the memory location that is to be read from or stored into.
contains a copy of the designated memory location specified by the MAR after a
D.
"read" or the new contents of the memory prior to a "write".

Answer: Option C
36. In virtual memory systems, Dynamic address translation
A. is the hardware necessary to implement paging
B. stores pages at a specific location on disk
C. is useless when swapping is used
D. is part of the operating system paging algorithm
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
37. Fragmentation of the file system

A. occurs only if the file system is used improperly
B. can always be prevented
C. can be temporarily removed by compaction
D. is a characteristic of all file systems
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
38. A non-relocatable program is one which
cannot be made to execute in any area of storage other than the one designated
A.
for it at the time of its coding or translation.
B. consists of a program and relevant information for its relocation.
C. can itself performs the relocation of its address-sensitive portions.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
39. Which of the following are(is) Language Processor(s)

A. assembles
B. compilers
C. interpreters
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
40. In which addressing mode the effective address of the operand is the contents of a
register specified in the instruction and after accessing the operand, the contents of this
register is incremented to point to the next item in the list?
A. index addressing
B. indirect addressing
C. auto increment
D. auto decrement
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
41. The memory allocation scheme subject to "external" fragmentation is
A. segmentation
B. swapping
C. pure demand paging
D. multiple contiguous fixed partitions
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
42. While working with MS-DOS, which command will you use to transfer a specific file from
one disk to another?
A. DISKCOPY
B. COPY
C. RENAME
D. FORMAT
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
43. What is the name of the operating system for the laptop computer called MacLite?
A. Windows
B. DOS
C. MS-DOS
D. OZ
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
44. In which addressing mode the contents of a register specified in the instruction are first
decremented, and then these contents are used as the effective address of the operands?
A. index addressing
B. indirect addressing
C. auto increment
D. auto decrement
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
45. What is the name given to the values that are automatically provided by software to
reduce keystrokes and improve a computer user's productivity?
A. Defined values
B. Fixed values
C. Default values
D. Special values
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
46. Page stealing
A. is a sign of an efficient system
B. is taking page frames from other working sets
C. should be the tuning goal
D. is taking larger disk spaces for pages paged out
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
47. In MS-DOS 5.0, which is the number that acts as a code to uniquely identify the software
product?
A. MS
B. DOS
C. MS DOS
D. 5.0
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
48. Bug means
A. A logical error in a program
B. A difficult syntax error in a program
C. Documenting programs using an efficient documentation tool
D. All of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
49. Memory management is :

A. not used in modern operating system
B. replaced with virtual memory on current systems
C. not used on multiprogramming systems
D. critical for even the simplest operating systems
Answer: Option D
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1. The initial value of the semaphore that allows only one of the many processes to enter
their critical sections, is
A. 8
B. 1
C. 16
D. 0
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
2. The Register - to - Register (RR) instructions

A. have both their operands in the main store.
which perform an operation on a register operand and an operand which is located

B. in the main store, generally leaving the result in the register, except in the case of
store operation when it is also written into the specified storage location.
which perform indicated operations on two fast registers of the machine and leave
C.
the result in one of the registers.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
3. A page fault
A. is an error is a specific page
B. occurs when a program accesses a page of memory
C. is an access to a page not currently in memory
D. is a reference to a page belonging to another program
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
4. An algorithm is best described as

A. A computer language
B. A step by step procedure for solving a problem
C. A branch of mathematics
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
5. The process of transferring data intended for a peripheral device into a disk (or
intermediate store) so that it can be transferred to peripheral at a more convenient time
or in bulk, is known as
A. multiprogramming
B. spooling
C. caching
D. virtual programming
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
6. Block caches or buffer caches are used
A. to improve disk performance
B. to handle interrupts
C. to increase the capacity of the main memory
D. to speed up main memory read operation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
7. Which of the following statements is false?
A. a small page size causes large page tables
B. internal fragmentation is increased with small pages
a large page size causes instructions and data that will not be referenced brought
C.
into primary storage
D. I/O transfers are more efficient with large pages
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
8. The action of parsing the source program into the proper syntactic classes is known as
A. syntax analysis
B. lexical analysis
C. interpretation analysis
D. general syntax analysis
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
9. Which, of the following is not true about the description of a decision table?
A. A decision table is easy to modify
B. A decision table is directly understood by the computer
C. A decision table is easy to understand
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
10. Trojan-Horse programs

A. are legitimate programs that allow unauthorized access
B. do not usually work
C. are hidden programs that do not show up on the system
D. usually are immediately discovered
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
11. When did IBM release the first version of disk operating system DOS version 1.0?
A. 1981
B. 1982
C. 1983
D. 1984
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
12. Which of the following is false about disk when compared to main memory?
A. non-volatile
B. longer storage capacity
C. lower price per bit
D. faster
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
13. Producer consumer problem can be solved using
A. semaphores
B. event counters
C. monitors
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
14. Most of the microcomputer's operating systems like Apple DOS, MS DOS and PC DOS etc.
are called disk operating systems because
A. they are memory resident
B. they are initially stored on disk
C. they are available on magnetic tapes
D. they are partly in primary memory and partly on disk
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
15. The CPU, after receiving an interrupt from an I/O device
A. halts for a predetermined time
B. hands over control of address bus and data bus to the interrupting device
C. branches off to the interrupt service routine immediately
branches off to the interrupt service routine after completion of the current
D.
instruction
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
6. Seeks analysis
A. is used for analyzing paging problems
B. is used for analyzing device busy problems
C. is used for analyzing control-unit busy problems
D. is only shown on real-time displays
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
17. Which is a permanent database in the general model of compiler?
A. Literal Table
B. Identifier Table
C. Terminal Table
D. Source code
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
18. What is the name of the technique in which the operating system of a computer executes
several programs concurrently by switching back and forth between them?
A. Partitioning
B. Multitasking
C. Windowing
D. Paging
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
19. Operating system
A. links a program with the subroutines it references
B. provides a layered, user-friendly interface
C. enables the programmer to draw a flowchart
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
20. Software that measures, monitors, analyzes, and controls real-world events is called:
A. system software
B. real-time software
C. scientific software
D. business software
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
21. The details of all external symbols and relocation formation (relocation list or map) is
provided to linker by
A. Macro processor
B. Translator
C. Loader
D. Editor
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
22. The macro processor must perform

A. recognize macro definitions and macro calls
B. save the macro definitions
C. expand macros calls and substitute arguments
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
23. A development strategy whereby the executive control modules of a system are coded and
tested first, is known as
A. Bottom-up development
B. Top-down development
C. Left-Right development
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
24. Which of the following is helpful in evaluating applications software what will best suit your
needs?
A. recommendations by other users
B. computer magazines
C. objective software reviews
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
25. What problem is solved by Dijkstra's banker's algorithm?
A. mutual exclusion
B. deadlock recovery
C. deadlock avoidance
D. cache coherence
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Banker's algorithm is a resource allocation & deadlock avoidance algorithm developed
by Edsger Dijkstra that tests for safety by simulating the allocation of pre-determined
maximum possible amounts of all resources, and then makes a "safe-state" check to test
for possible deadlock conditions for all other pending activities, before deciding whether
allocation should be allowed to continue.
26. The dispatcher
A. actually schedules the tasks into the processor
B. puts tasks in I/O wait
C. is always small and simple
D. never changes task priorities
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
27. System programs such as Compilers are designed so that they are
A. reenterable
B. non reusable
C. serially usable
D. recursive
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
28. IBM released its first PC in 1981. Can you name the operating system which was most
popular at that time?
A. MS-DOS
B. PC-DOS
C. OS/360
D. CP/M
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
29. If the number of bits in a virtual address of a program is 12 and the page size is 0.5 K
bytes, the number of pages in the virtual address space is
A. 16
B. 32
C. 64
D. 128
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
30. Which table is a permanent database that has an entry for each terminal symbol.
A. Terminal table
B. Literal table
C. Identifier table
D. Reductions

Answer: Option A
31. The function(s) of the Syntax phase is(are)
to recognize the major constructs of the language and to call the appropriate
A. action routines that will generate the intermediate form or matrix for these
constructs.
B. to build a literal table and an identifier table
C. to build a uniform symbol table
D. to parse the source program into the basic elements or tokens of the language.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
32. Swapping
A. works best with many small partitions
B. allows many programs to use memory simultaneously
C. allows each program in turn to use the memory
D. does not work with overlaying
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
33. A disk scheduling algorithm in an operating system causes the disk arm to move back and
forth across the disk surface in order to service all requests in its path. This is a
A. First come first served
B. Shortest Seek Time First (SSTE)
C. Scan
D. FIFO
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
34. A translator is best described as

A. an application software
B. a system software
C. a hardware component
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
35. Data encryption
A. is mostly used by public networks
B. is mostly used by financial networks
C. cannot be used by private installations
D. is not necessary, since data cannot be intercepted
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
36. What is the name given to the process of initializing a microcomputer with its operating
system?
A. Cold booting
B. Booting
C. Warm booting
D. Boot recording
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
37. The function(s) of the Storage Assignment is (are)
A. to assign storage to all variables referenced in the source program.
to assign storage to all temporary locations that are necessary for intermediate
B.
results.
to assign storage to literals, and to ensure that the storage is allocate and
C.
appropriate locations are initialized.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
38. A Processor
is a device that performs a sequence of operations specified by instructions in
A.
memory.
B. is the device where information is stored
C. is a sequence of instructions
is typically characterized by interactive processing and time of the CPU's time to

D.
allow quick response to each user.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
39. With MS-DOS which command will divide the surface of the blank floppy disk into sectors
and assign a unique address to each one?
A. FORMAT command
B. FAT command
C. VER command
D. CHKDSK command
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
40. Multiprogramming
is a method of memory allocation by which the program is subdivided into equal
A.
portions, or pages and core is subdivided into equal portions or blocks.
consists of those addresses that may be generated by a processor during

B.
execution of a computation.
C. is a method of allocating processor time.
D. allows multiple programs to reside in separate areas of core at the time.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
41. A translator which reads an entire programme written in a high level language and
converts it into machine language code is:
A. assembler
B. translator
C. compiler
D. system software
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
42. The advantage(s) inherent to using high level languages is (are)

A. Fewer people, less management and shorter transition in learning time
B. Improved debugging capability, and superior documentation
C. A greater degree of machine independence
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
43. Addressing modes
A. defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses
are variations in the use of fundamental addressing structures, or some associated

B.
actions which are related to addressing.
performs indicated operations on two fast registers of the machine and leave the
C.
result in one of the registers.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
44. In which way(s) a macro processor for assembly language can be implemented:
A. independent two-pass processor
B. independent one-pass processor
C. processor incorporated into pass 1 of a standard two-pass assembler
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
45. Which of the following is a type of systems software used on microcomputers?
A. MS-DOS
B. PC-DOS
C. Unix
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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46. The working set theory of programming behaviour of processes running within an
operating system involves
A. the collection of pages that a process accesses
B. disk scheduling mechanisms
C. coalescing holes in memory
D. assigning the CPU to processes
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
47. Operating system is
A. A collection of hardware components
B. A collection of input-output devices
C. A collection of software routines
D. All of the above
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
48. A file organization component of a VSAM file is:

A. relative record data set
B. keyed sequential data set
C. entry sequential data set
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
49. What is the name given to the software which can be legally compiled and often used for
free?
A. Shareware program
B. Public domain program
C. Firmware program
D. Mindware
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
50. The SJF algorithm executes first the job

A. that last entered the queue
B. that first entered the queue
C. that has been in the queue the longest
D. with the least processor needs
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
1. In which of the storage placement strategies a program is placed in the largest available
hole in the main memory?
A. best fit
B. first fit
C. worst fit
D. buddy
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
2. Which of the following is a block device

A. mouse
B. printer
C. terminals
D. disk
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
3. The problem of thrashing is affected significantly by:
A. program structure
B. program size
C. primary-storage size
D. all of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
4. Which of the following software types is used to simplify using systems software?
A. spreadsheet
B. operating environment
C. timesharing
D. multitasking
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
5. Advantage(s) of using assembly language rather than machine language is (are):
A. It is mnemonic and easy to read.
B. Addresses any symbolic, not absolute
C. Introduction of data to program is easier
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
6. Which of the following is not true about the memory management?
A. virtual memory is used only in multi-user systems
B. segmentation suffers from external fragmentation
C. paging suffers from internal fragmentation
D. segmented memory can be paged
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
7. Job Control Language (JCL) statements are used to
A. Read the input from the slow-speed card reader to the high-speed magnetic disk
B. Specify, to the operating system, the beginning and end of a job in a batch
C. Allocate the CPU to a job
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
8. Paging
A.

B.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
9. Which of the following is not true about documentation?
A. Documentation, of a system, should be as clear and direct as possible
B. Documentation increases the maintenance time and cost
C. Documentation gives better understanding of the problem
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
10. The system/370 assembler language

allows the programmer to write base registers and displacements explicitly in the
A.
source program.
is used to remember which of the general-purpose registers are currently

B.
available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain.
C. allows multiple programs to reside in separate areas of core at the same time.
D. is a term that refers to the control programs of an operating system.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
11. Scheduling is
A. allowing jobs to use the processor
B. unrelated to performance consideration
C. not required in uniprocessor systems
D. the same regard-less of the purpose of the system
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
12. Which of the following statements is not true.

A. time sharing is an example of multiprogramming
B. JCL is used only to communicate between systems programmers
C. a batch file contains a series of operating system commands
the primary function of operating systems is to make the computer hardware

D.
easily usable.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
13. What scheduling algorithm allows processes that are logical runnable to be temporarily
suspended?
A. preemptive scheduling
B. non-preemptive scheduling
C. FIFO
D. FCFS
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
14. In an absolute loading scheme, which loader function is accomplished by loader

A. Reallocation
B. Allocation
C. Linking
D. Loading
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
15. The computational technique used to compute the disk storage address of individual
records is called:
A. bubble memory
B. key fielding
C. dynamic reallocation
D. hashing
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
16. For how many processes which are sharing common data, the Dekker's algorithm
implements mutual exclusion?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
17. The file structure that redefines its first record at a base of zero uses the term:
A. relative organization
B. key fielding
C. dynamic reallocation
D. hashing
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
18. What is the name given to all the programs inside the computer with makes it usable?
A. Application software
B. System software
C. Firm ware
D. Shareware
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
19. Semaphores
A. synchronize critical resources to prevent deadlock
B. synchronize critical resources to prevent contention
C. are used to do I/O
D. are used for memory management
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
20. The advantage(s) of incorporating the macro processor into pass 1 is(are):
A. many functions do not have to be implemented twice.
Functions are combined and it is not necessary to create intermediate files as

B.
output from the macros processor and input to the assembler.
more flexibility is available to the programmer in that he may use all the features
C.
of the assembler in conjunction with macros.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
21. In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "creation of more optimal
matrix" is associated with
A. Assembly and output
B. Code generation
C. Syntax analysis
D. Machine independent optimization
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
22. In memory systems, boundary registers

A. are used for temporary program variable storage
B. are only necessary with fixed partitions
C. track page boundaries
D. track the beginning and ending of programs
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
23. Which of the following is true for machine language.
A. Repeated execution of program segments
B. Depicting flow of data in a system
C. A sequence of instructions which, when followed properly, solves a problem
the language which communicates with the computer using only the binary digits
D.
1 and 0.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
24. Which of the following is not applications software?

A. Word processing
B. Spreadsheet
C. UNIX
D. Desktop publishing
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
25. Scissoring enables
A. a part of data to be displayed
B. entire data to be displayed
C. full data display on full area of screen
D. no data to be displayed
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
26. A relocate program form is one which
cannot be made to execute in any area of storage other than the one designated
A.
for it at the time of its coding or translation.
B. consists of a program and relevant information for its relocation.
C. can itself performs the relocation of its address-sensitive portions.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
27. If you want to execute more than one program at a time, the systems software you are
using must be capable of:
A. word processing
B. virtual memory
C. compiling
D. multitasking
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
28. In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "resolving symbolic address
(labels) and generating machine language" is associated with
A. Assembly and output
B. Code generation
C. Storage assignment
D. Syntax analysis
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
29. Round-robin scheduling
A. allows interactive tasks quicker access to the processor
B. is quite complex to implement
C. gives each task the same chance at the processor
D. allows processor-bound tasks more time in the processor
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
30. What is the name of the system which deals with the running of the actual computer and
not with the programming problems?
A. Operating system
B. Systems program
C. Object program
D. Source program
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
No answer description available for this questio

31. What is the initial value of the semaphore to allow only one of the many processes to
enter their critical section?
A. 8
B. 1
C. 16
D. 0
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
32. Four necessary conditions for deadlock to exist are: mutual exclusion, no-preemption,
circular wait and
A. hold and wait
B. deadlock avoidance
C. race around condition
D. buffer overflow
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
33. If you do not know which version of MS-DOS you are working with, which command will
you use after having booted your operating system?
A. FORMAT command
B. DIR command
C. VER command
D. DISK command
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
34. A partitioned data set is most used for

A. a program or source library
B. storing program data
C. storing backup information
D. storing ISAM files
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
35. Page-map table is
A. A data file
B. A directory
C. Used for address translation
D. All of the above
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
36. The main function of the dispatcher (the portion of the process scheduler) is
A. swapping a process to the disk
B. assigning ready process to the CPU
C. suspending some of the processes when the CPU load is high
D. bring processes from the disk to the main memory
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
37. The errors that can be pointed out by the compiler are
A. Syntax errors
B. Semantic errors
C. Logical errors
D. Internal errors
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
38. When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader is
executed, called a
A. "Compile and Go" loader
B. Boot loader
C. Bootstrap loader
D. Relating loader
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
39. Which, of the following checks, cannot be carried out on the input data to a system?
A. consistency check
B. Syntax check
C. Range check
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
40. A program that converts a high-level language program to a set of instructions that can
run on a computer is called a
A. Compiler
B. Debugger
C. Editor
D. All of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
41. Which of the following is characteristic of an operating system?
A. resource management
B. error recovery
C. memory management
D. All the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
42. In MS-DOS, relocatable object files and load modules have extensions
A. .OBJ and .COM or .EXE, respectively
B. .COM and .OBJ, respectively
C. .EXE and .OBJ, respectively
D. .DAS and .EXE, respectively
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
43. The state transition initiated by the user process itself in an operating system is
A. block
B. dispatch
C. wake up
D. timer run out
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
44. Which of the following program is not a utility?

A. Debugger
B. Editor
C. Spooler
D. All of the above
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
45. The function(s) of file system is (are):
to provide complete file naming freedom to the users and to permit controlled
A.
sharing of files
to provide for long and short term storage of files with appropriate economic
B.
tradeoffs.
C. to provide security against loss of information due to system failure
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
46. A public key encryption system
A. allows anyone to decode the transmission
B. allows only the correct sender to decode the data
C. allows only the correct receiver to decode the data
D. does not encode the data before transmitting it
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
47. Feed back queue
A. are very easy to implement
B. dispatch tasks according to execution characteristics
C. are used to favor real-time tasks
D. require manual intervention to implement properly
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
48. In which addressing mode the operand is given explicitly in the instruction?
A. absolute mode
B. immediate mode
C. indirect mode
D. index mode
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
49. The technique, for sharing the time of a computer among several jobs. Which switches
jobs so rapidly such that each job appears to have the computer to itself:
A. time sharing
B. time out
C. time domain
D. FIFO
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
1. Capacity planning
A. requires detailed system performance information
B. is independent of the operating system
C. does not depend on the monitoring tools available
D. is not needed in small installations
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
2. Poor response times are caused by
A. Processor busy
B. High I/O rate
C. High paging rates
D. Any of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
3. Link encryption
A. is more secure than end-to-end encryption
B. is less secure than end-to-end encryption
C. can not be used in a public network
D. is used only to debug
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
4. A form of code that uses more than one process and processor, possibly of different type,
and that may on occasions have more than one process or processor active at the same
time, is known as
A. multiprogramming
B. multi threading
C. broadcasting
D. time sharing
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
5. The table created by lexical analysis to describe all literals used in the source program, is
A. Terminal table
B. Literal table
C. Identifier table
D. Reductions
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
6. The term 'polling' in a computer means a process by which a computer system
A. detects/corrects errors
B. multiplexes the inputs and updates the memory accordingly
C. decides correct alternative by analysing several ones
D. inquires to see if a terminal has any transaction to send
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
7. In which addressing mode, the address of the location of the operand is given explicitly as
a part of the instruction.
A. absolute mode
B. immediate mode
C. index mode
D. modulus mode
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
8. Under virtual storage,
A. a single program is processed by two or more CPUs
B. two or more programs are stored concurrently in primary storage
C. only the active pages of a program are stored in primary storage
D. interprogram interference may occur
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
9. A base register table

allows the programmer to write base registers and displacements explicitly in the
A.
source program.
is used to remember which of the general-purpose registers are currently

B.
available as base registers, and what base addresses they contain.
C. allows multiple programs to reside in separate areas of core at the same time.
D. is a term that refers to the control programs of an operating system.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
10. File record length
A. should always be fixed
B. Should always be variable
C. depends upon the size of the file
D. should be chosen to match the data characteristics
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
11. A relationship between processes such that each has some part (critical section) which
must not be executed while the critical section of another is being executed, is known as
A. semaphore
B. mutual exclusion
C. multiprogramming
D. multitasking
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
12. What is the name of the operating system which was originally designed by scientists and
engineers for use by scientists and engineers?
A. XENIX
B. UNIX
C. OS/2
D. MS DOS
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
13. The most common security failure is

A. carelessness by users
B. depending on passwords
C. too much emphasis on preventing physical access
D. insufficient technology used to prevent breaches
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
14. Terminal Table
A. contains all constants in the program
a permanent table of decision rules in the form of patterns for matching with the
B.
uniform symbol table to discover syntactic structure.
consists of a full or partial list of the token's as they appear in the program.
C.
Created by Lexical analysis and used for syntax analysis and interpretation
a permanent table which lists all key words and special symbols of the language in
D.
symbolic form.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
15. Block or buffer caches are used

A. to improve disk performance
B. to handle interrupts
C. to increase the capacity of main memory
D. to speed up main memory read operation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
16. The practice of "bundling" refers to
A. selling computers alone
B. selling peripheral devices with computer
C. selling software to run on computers
D. giving away software with a computer purchase
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
17. Special software to create a job queue is called a

A. Drive
B. Spooler
C. Interpreter
D. Linkage editor
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
18. All the time a computer is switched on, its operating system software has to stay in
A. main storage
B. primary storage
C. floppy disk
D. disk drive
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
19. Can you name of the major Operating System used in computers?
A. MS DOS
B. OS/2
C. UNIX
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
20. Which of the following is not an advantage of multiprogramming?
A. increased throughput
B. shorter response time
C. decreased operating-system overhead
D. ability to assign priorities to jobs
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
No answer description available for this

21. Virtual Memory
A.

B.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
22. In a magnetic disk, data is recorded in a set of concentric tracks which are subdivided into
A. periods
B. sectors
C. zones
D. groups
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
23. The total time to prepare a disk drive mechanism for a block of data to be read from it is
A. latency
B. latency plus transmission time
C. latency plus seek time
D. latency plus seek time plus transmission time
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
24. Part of a program where the shared memory is accessed and which should be executed
invisibly, is called
A. semaphores
B. directory
C. critical section
D. mutual exclusion
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
25. Indicate which, of the following, is not true about Nassi-Shneiderman charts
A. These charts are type of graphical design tool
B. These charts cannot represent CASE constructs
C. These charts can represent three fundamental control structures
D. All of the above
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
26. What is the name of the operating system that reads and reacts in terms of actual time.
A. Batch system
B. Quick response system
C. Real time system
D. Time sharing system
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
27. An incremental backup

A. should be done each month
B. uses more tapes
C. saves all files
D. saves only files that have recently changed
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
28. The powerful text editor called PC-Write can be used by anybody by paying a small fee.
Such programs are called
A. Software
B. Shareware
C. Firmware
D. Mindware
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
29. The disadvantages of "Compile and Go" loading scheme is (are):

a portion of memory is wasted because the core occupied by the assembler is
A.
unavailable to the object program.
B. it is necessary to retranslate the user's program deck every time it is run.
it is very difficult to handle multiple segments, especially if the source programs

C.
are in different languages, and to produce orderly modular programs.
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
30. The operating system of a computer serves as a software interface between the user and
A. hardware
B. peripheral
C. memory
D. screen
Answer: Option A
Explanation:

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E. None of the above

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2. Which of the following refers to the associative memory?

A. the address of the data is generated by the CPU

B. the address of the data is supplied by the users

C. there is no need for an address i.e. the data is used as an address

D. the data are accessed sequentially

E. None of the above

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E. None of the above

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E. None of the above

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B. contents of main memory

D. a job in secondary memory

E. None of the above

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A. defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses

are variations in the use of fundamental addressing structures, or some associated

D. all of the above

E. None of the above

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7. The Memory Buffer Register (MBR)

is a group of electrical circuits (hardware), that performs the intent of instructions

E. None of the above

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B. non preemptive scheduling

C. shortest job first

D. first come first served

E. None of the above

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A. have both their operands in the main store.

which perform an operation on a register operand and an operand which is located

D. all of the above

E. None of the above

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10. The LRU algorithm

A. pages out pages that have been used recently

B. pages out pages that have not been used recently

C. pages out pages that have been least used recently

D. pages out the first page in a given area

E. None of the above