Operating Systems Concepts - Section 7 Multiple Questions and Answers.
Exercise Questions ::
Operating Systems
| 16. | What is the name given to all the programs inside the computer with makes it usable? |
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| A. | Application software |
| B. | System software |
| C. | Firm ware |
| D. | Shareware |
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| 17. | Semaphores |
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| 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 |
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| 18. | The advantage(s) of incorporating the macro processor into pass 1 is(are): |
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| A. | many functions do not have to be implemented twice. |
| B. | Functions are combined and it is not necessary to create intermediate files as output from the macros processor and input to the assembler. |
| C. | more flexibility is available to the programmer in that he may use all the features of the assembler in conjunction with macros. |
| D. | all of the above |
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| 19. | In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "creation of more optimal matrix" is associated with |
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| A. | Assembly and output |
| B. | Code generation |
| C. | Syntax analysis |
| D. | Machine independent optimization |
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| 20. | In memory systems, boundary registers |
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| 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 |
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