CPU Scheduling: Process of Assigning CPU to a Task

This is a computer science Engineering quiz on operating systems, which includes questions on CPU scheduling and related algorithms.

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Which of the following is an example of a real time operating system?

Lynx MS DOS Windows XP Process Control

Which of the following operating system does not implement the multitasking truly?

Windows 98 Windows NT Windows XP MS DOS

Which of the following windows version support 64 bit processor?

Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 95

What program runs first after computer is booted and loading GUI?

Desktop Manager File Manager Windows Explorer Authentication

Which of the following operating system do you choose to implement a client server network?

MS DOS Windows Windows 98 Windows 2000

What are the two steps of a process execution?

I/O & OS Burst CPU & I/O Burst Memory & I/O Burst OS & Memory Burst

In the following cases non – preemptive scheduling occurs?

When a process switches from the running state to the ready state When a process goes from the running state to the waiting state When a process switches from the waiting state to the ready state All of the mentioned

Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler?

Dispatcher

Interrupt

Scheduler

None of the mentioned

The processes that are residing in main memory and are ready and waiting to execute are kept on a list called _____________.

Job queue

Ready queue

Execution queue

Process queue

The interval from the time of submission of a process to the time of completion is termed as ____________.

Waiting time

Turnaround time

Response time

Throughput

Which scheduling algorithm allocates the CPU first to the process that requests the CPU first?

First-come, first-served scheduling

Shortest job scheduling

Priority scheduling

None of the mentioned

In priority scheduling algorithm ____________.

CPU is allocated to the process with highest priority

CPU is allocated to the process with lowest priority

Equal priority processes can not be scheduled

None of the mentioned

With multiprogramming ______ is used productively.

Time

Space

Money

All of the mentioned

An I/O bound program will typically have ____________.

A few very short CPU bursts

Many very short I/O bursts

Many very short CPU bursts

A few very short I/O bursts

A process is selected from the ______ queue by the ________ scheduler, to be executed.

Blocked, short term

Wait, long term

Ready, short term

Ready, long term

Quiz/Test Summary
Title: CPU Scheduling: Process of Assigning CPU to a Task
Questions: 15
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