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The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about operating system concepts like memory management, CPU scheduling, and file allocation methods. The questions cover topics such as page replacement algorithms, thrashing, mutual exclusion, process states, BIOS, RAID, scheduling algorithms, and their effects on metrics like CPU utilization and turnaround time.

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The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about operating system concepts like memory management, CPU scheduling, and file allocation methods. The questions cover topics such as page replacement algorithms, thrashing, mutual exclusion, process states, BIOS, RAID, scheduling algorithms, and their effects on metrics like CPU utilization and turnaround time.

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Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar

Chapter : MCQ on Operating System


Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

1. In virtual memory, which is not a page replacement


algorithm ?
A.FIFO
B.BFS
C.LRU
D.Optimal
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

2. Thrashing the CPU utilization.


A.Increases
B.keep constant
C.Decreases
D.None of the mentioned
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

3. Mutual exclusion can be provided by the


A.mutex locks
B.binary semaphores
C.both mutex locks and binary
D.none of the mentioned
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

4. A parent process calling system call will be suspended until


children processes terminate.
A.Wait
B.Fork
C.Exit
D.exec
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

5. The primary purpose of an operating system is:


A.to make the most efficient use of the computer hardware
B.to allow people to use the computer,
C.to keep systems programmers employed
D.to make computers easier to use
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

6.What is dispatch latency?


A.the timetaken by the dispatcher to stop one process and start
another
B.the timetaken by the processor to write a file into disk
C.the whole timetaken by all processor
D.none ofabove
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

7. A page fault occurs when


A.the deadlock happens
B.the segmentation starts
C.the page is found in the memory
D.the page is not found in the memory
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

8. The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) resides in


A.Ram
B.Rom
C.the cpu
D.memory cache
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

9. What does RAID stand for?


A.redundant array of independent disks
B.redundant array of inexpensive disks
C.redundant array of intermediate disks
D.redundant array of improper disks
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

10. The interval from the time of submission of a process to


the time of completion is termed as
A.waiting time
B.turnaround time
C.response time
D.throughput
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

11. Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the


process that requests the CPU first?
A.first-come, first-served scheduling
B.shortest job scheduling
C.priority scheduling
D.none of the mentioned
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

12. Which algorithm is defined in Time quantum?


A.shortest job scheduling algorithm
B.round robin scheduling algorithm
C.priority scheduling algorithm
D.multilevel queue scheduling algorithm
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

13. CPU scheduling is the basis of


A.multiprocessor systems
B.multiprogramming operating systems
C.larger memory sized systems
D.none of the mentioned
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

14. Which method is the best among file allocation methods?


a)Linked
b)Contiguous
c)Indexed
d)None of the these
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

15. A process is selected from the queue by the


scheduler, to be executed.
A.blocked, short term
B.wait, long term
C.ready, short term
D.ready, long term
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

16. Scheduling is done so as to


A.increase cpu utilization
B.decrease cpu utilization
C.keep the cpu more idle
D.none of the mentioned
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

17. What is Turnaround time?


A.the total waiting time for a process to finish execution
B.the total time spent in the ready queue
C.the total time spent in the running queue
D.the total time from the completion till the submission of a
process
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

18. Scheduling is done so as to


A.increase the turnaround time
B.decrease the turnaround time
C.keep the turnaround time same
D.there is no relation between scheduling and turnaround time
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

19.Scheduling is done so as to
A.increase the turnaround time
B.decrease the turnaround time
C.keep the turnaround time same
D.there is no relation between scheduling and turnaround time
Channel Name: Lecture by Vikas Kumar
Chapter : MCQ on Operating System

20. Round robin scheduling falls under the category of

A.non-preemptive scheduling
B.preemptive scheduling
C.all of the mentioned
D.none of the mentioned
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