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Complete Operating System Mcq Quiz
1. Dual mode of operating system has?
A. 1 mode
B. 4 modes
C. 2 modes
D. 3 modes
2. Multi-processor system gives a?
A. Loosely Coupled System
B. Tightly Coupled System
C. Small System
D. Both A and B
3. Logical extension of multi-programming operating system is?
A. Single Programming
B. Time Sharing
C. multi-tasking
D. Both C and B
4. Multiprocessor system have advantage of?
A. Expensive hardware
B. Increased Throughput
C. operating system
D. Both A and B
5. Scheduling of threads are done by?
A. Input
B. Output
C. Operating System
D. Memory
6. Multi-programming of computer system increases?
A. CPU utilization
B. Storage
C. Memory
D. Cost
7. Another type of multiple-CPU system is the?
A. Mini Computer
B. Clustered System
C. Super Computer
D. Both C and B
8. Interrupt table of pointers having addresses for each interrupt is located at?
A. Low memory
B. High memory
C. Mid memory
D. Both A and B
9. Example of open source operating system is?
A. UNIX
B. Linux
C. Windows
D. Both A and B
10. Main memory of computer system is also called?
A. Non-Volatile
B. Large
C. Reserved
D. Volatile
11. Controller of computer system transfers data from device to?
A. Buffers
B. Cache
C. Registers
D. Indexes
12. When many users accesses mainframes, this approach is called as?
A. Resource allocation
B. Word processors
C. Dedicated resources
D. Interface
13. Accessing same data from storage of computer system is provided by?
A. Serial clusters
B. Parallel clusters
C. Beowulf clusters
D. Both A and B
14. To start an I/O operation device driver loads appropriate register into?
A. Arrays
B. Memory
C. Device Controller
D. Secondary storage
15. Symmetric Multiprocessing architecture of computer system uses shared?
A. Bus
B. Memory
C. Processors
D. Both A and B
16. In asymmetric clustering other machines perform operations while one machine is in?
A. Hot standby mode
B. Standby mode
C. Reset mode
D. Undefined mode
17. Ability to continuously providing service proportional to level of surviving hardware?
A. Graceful up-gradation
B. Up-gradation
C. Degradation
D. Graceful degradation
18. Secondary memory of computer system is also called?
A. Non volatile
B. Volatile
C. Reserved
D. Small
19. Environment in which programs of computer system are executed is?
A. Operating system
B. Nodes
C. Clustered system
D. Both A and B
20. One word memory storage is collection of?
A. 2 bytes
B. 4 bytes
C. 7 bytes
D. 8 bytes