1. ___________ is the only way to create a new process in POSIX.

(a) Close (b) Waitpid (c) Fork (d) Open

Answer : C

2. The two calls, mkdir and rmkdir, ________ and ___________ empty directories, respectively.

(a) Create, Remove (b) Remove, Create (c) Move, Read (d) Open,Create

Answer : A

3. __________ is programmed at the factory and cannot be change afterward.

(a) GPU (b) RAM (c)ROM (d) CPU

Answer : C

4. Computer hardware review has a _____ type.

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

Answer : C

5. The software that talks to a controller, giving it commands and accepting resources, is called
_________.

(a) Device driver (b) Core memory (c) Disks ( d) RAM

Answer : A

6. The process of starting a computer by loading the kernel in main memory is called as
___________.

(a) Magnetic ddisks (b)Booting (c) Memory (d) CPU Sheduling

Answer : B

7. ________ is pointing device.

(a) Mouse (b) Keyboard (c) I/O (d) Printer

Answer : A

8. _________ most commonly used input device.

(a) Mouse (b) Monitor (c)Keyboard (d) I/O

Answer :

9. The ___________ was invented to attach all the slow I/O ddevices, such as the keyboard and
mouse, to the computer.

(a) DMI (b)USB (c)PCI (d)ROM

Answer : B
10. The ________system call makes it possible to change the mode of a file.

(a) Chdir (b) Chmod (c) mount (d) Mkdir

Answer : B

Which module gives control of the CPU to the process selected by the short term scheduler
?
A) dispatcher
B) interrupt
C) scheduler
D) none of the mentioned

Answer : A

The processes that can are residing in main memory and are ready and waiting to execute
are kept on a list called:
A) job queue
B) ready queue
C) execution queue
D) process queue

Answer :B

5) In priority scheduling algorithm, when a process arrives at the ready queue, it's priority is
compared with the priority of.....
A) all process
B) currently running process
C) parent process
D) init process

Answer : B

7) Process are classified into different groups in :

A) shortest job scheduling algorithm
B) round robin scheduling algorithm
C) priority scheduling algorithm
D) multilevel queue scheduling algorithm

Answer : D

CPU scheduling is the basic of ________ .

A) multiprocessor system
B) multiprogramming operating system
C) larger memory sized
D) none of these

Answer : B
Scheduling is done as to :
A) increase CPU utilisation
B) decrease CPU the throughout
C) increase the duration of specific amount
D) none of these

Answer : A

Orders are processed in the sequence they arrive if _____ rule sequence the jobs .
A) earliest due date
B) slack time remaining
C) first come first served
D) critical ratio

Answer : C

Under multiprogramming, turnaround time for short job is usually _____ and that for long job
is slightly _______ .
A) lengthened, shortened
B) shortened, lengthened
C) shortened, shortened
D) shortened, unchanged

Answer : B

Turnaround time is :
A) the total time waiting time for a process to finish execution
B) the total time spent in the ready queue
C) the total time spent in the running queue
D) the total time from the completion till the submission of a process

Answer : D