Operating System Set 7
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This set of Operating System (OS) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Operating System Set 7
Q1 | What does RAID stand for?
- redundant array of independent disks
- redundant array of inexpensive disks
- redundant array of intermediate disks
- redundant array of improper disks
Q2 | A set of hard disk drives with a controller mounted in a single box, forming a single large storage unit is
- disk array
- drives
- compact drives
- multi-cores
Q3 | The process in which a file is partitioned into smaller parts and different parts are stored in different disks is
- raid
- mirroring
- stripping
- raid classification
Q4 | Which of the following uses multiple hard disk platters mounted on a single central shift?
- disk drives
- hard disks
- disk packs
- compact disks
Q5 | Which of the following is not a magnetic disk?
- floppy
- winchester
- zip
- flash
Q6 | The software substituted for hardware and stored in ROM.
- synchronous software
- package software
- firmware
- middleware
Q7 | Middleware has enabled the production of various types of smart machines having microprocessor chips with embedded software.
- true
- false
Q8 | A “glue” between client and server parts of application.
- middleware
- firmware
- package
- system software
Q9 | MOM stands for?
- message oriented middleware
- mails oriented middleware
- middleware of messages
- main object middleware
Q10 | Storage of firmware is
- cache memory
- ram
- external
- rom
Q11 | DNS stands for?
- domain name system
- direct name system
- direct network system
- domain network system
Q12 | A software that lies between the OS and the applications running on it.
- firmware
- middleware
- utility software
- application software
Q13 | A type of middleware that allows for between the built-in applications and the real- time OS?
- firmware
- database middleware
- portals
- embedded middleware
Q14 | What is the other name for object middleware?
- object request interface
- object enabled interface
- object request broker
- object enabled broker
Q15 | The calls certain procedures on remote systems and is used to perform synchronous or asynchronous interactions between systems.
- procedure
- rpc
- message oriented
- db
Q16 | Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short-term scheduler?
- dispatcher
- interrupt
- scheduler
- none of the mentioned
Q17 | 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
Q18 | 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
Q19 | 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
Q20 | Which algorithm is defined in Time quantum?
- shortest job scheduling algorithm
- round robin scheduling algorithm
- priority scheduling algorithm
- multilevel queue scheduling algorithm
Q21 | Process are classified into different groups in
- shortest job scheduling algorithm
- round robin scheduling algorithm
- priority scheduling algorithm
- multilevel queue scheduling algorithm
Q22 | Which one of the following can not be scheduled by the kernel?
- kernel level thread
- user level thread
- process
- none of the mentioned
Q23 | CPU scheduling is the basis of
- multiprocessor systems
- multiprogramming operating systems
- larger memory sized systems
- none of the mentioned
Q24 | With multiprogramming is used productively.
- time
- space
- money
- all of the mentioned
Q25 | What are the two steps of a process execution?
- i/o & os burst
- cpu & i/o burst
- memory & i/o burst
- os & memory burst