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This MCQ-formatted quiz covers process control basics, system calls, performance components and tools.
The collection of memory locations that the process can access is called
Process Table
Process Space
Virtual Address Space
Virtual Space
The virtual address space consists of __ segments.
4
5
3
2
The segment representing the constants, globals and static variables is called
Text Segment
Data Segment
Stack
Heap
The stack stores the
Arguments and Local Variables
Address to return to
Global Variables
Arguments and Local Variables and Address to return
The entire process life cycle is built around ___ system calls.
3
4
2
5
Which of the following system call is used for replicating a process?
_exit
exec
wait
fork
Which of the following functions is used to handle a process's environment variables?
Getenv
Setenv
Letenv
Getenv and Setenv
The parent process picks up the exit status of a child using the __ system call.
Wait
Waitp
Exec
Kill
Which of the following system call is more powerful (in the waiting mechanism) than the wait system call?
Waitp
Waitpid
Kill
Run
UNIX supports preemptive multitasking. True or false?
True
False
The % key allows you
To move the cursor to a matching delimiter, when a delimiters a parenthesis, a bracket, or a brace
To move the cursor to the upper left corner of the screen
To move the cursor backward to the beginning of a word
To move the cursor to the first column in the current line
None of the above
Which command is used to display the characteristics of a process?
Pid
Du
Ps
Au
None of the above
Which of the following special shell variables is used to process the number of the last background job?
$!
$#
$0
$*
None of the above
Which command will be used with the vi editor to insert text to the left of the cursor?
s
S
a
i
None of the above
In the vi editor, forward search is performed using the command
:pat
?pat
/pat
All of the above
None of the above
