Operating Systems: System Software that Manages all the Computer Resources for their Better Utilization

This is a computer science engineering quiz on computer fundamentals, which includes questions on operating systems.

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A __________is a set of instructions which is prepared to perform a specific assignment if executed by a computer.

Browser Internet Program Code

A program is an active entity.

True False

What is responsible for creating a process from a program?

OS Web Internet Firewall

The wait fraction is represented by __________

w # Q &

Processor wait ratio is given by ________

w=b/e+b w=b/e-b #=b/e-b #=b/e+b

Multiprocessing allows single processor to run several concurrent threads.

True False

A single sequential flow of control within a program is ________

Process Task Thread Structure

Both client and server release _________ connection after a page has been transferred.

IP TCP Hyperlink Network

Java extension used in threads?

java.lang.Thread java.language.Thread java.lang.Threads java.Thread

A method that must be overridden while extending threads.

run() start() stop() paint()

This cycle, of going through __________ states of running and input/output, may be repeated over and over until the job is completed.

Evaluation

Process

Program

Data

What does ‘b’ represent in a processor wait ratio?

Input ratio

Output ratio

Average time

Average I/O time

Multiprogramming is mainly accomplished by:

Software

Hardware

Program

A technique that allows more than one program to be ready for execution and provides the ability to switch from one process to another.

Multitasking

Multiprocessing

Multitasking

Multiprogramming

The technique that increases the system’s productivity.

Multiprogramming

Multitasking

Multiprocessing

Single-programming

Quiz/Test Summary

Title: Operating Systems: System Software that Manages all the Computer Resources for their Better Utilization

Questions: 15

Contributed by:

james Tue, Mar 15, 2022 01:34 PM UTC

Book a Trial Class

Protection: Mechanism Which Controls the Access of Programs, Processes, or Users

Mass-Storage Structures: Devices and/or Systems that have been described as Mass Storage

Distributed File Systems: File Systems that are Distributed on Multiple File Servers or Multiple Locations.

Distributed Operating System: System Software Over a Collection of Independent Computational Nodes

Application Software Packages & Business Data Processing

Classification of Computers & Emerging Technologies

Distributed Communication: Communication Between Two Processes in a Distributed System

Computer Networks Introduction: Series of Interconnected Nodes that can Transmit, Receive and Exchange Data