Question 1

Which of the following contains the executable code?

Accepted Answer

A)  text section 
B)  data section 
C)  heap section 
D)  stack section 
A)  text section 
B)  data section 
C)  heap section 
D)  stack section

Question 2

Which of the following contains dynamically allocated data during program run time?

Accepted Answer

A)  text section 
B)  data section 
C)  heap section 
D)  stack section 
A)  text section 
B)  data section 
C)  heap section 
D)  stack section

Question 3

Explain the concept of a context switch.

Accepted Answer

Whenever the CPU starts executing a new

Question 4

If process P0 is switched to process P1, state for P0 will be saved into ____, and state from ___ will be reloaded?

Accepted Answer

A)  PCB0, PCB0 
B)  PCB0, PCB1 
C)  PCB1, PCB0 
D)  PCB1, PCB1 
A)  PCB0, PCB0 
B)  PCB0, PCB1 
C)  PCB1, PCB0 
D)  PCB1, PCB1

Question 5

init is the very first process for a typical Linux system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain the fundamental differences between the UNIX fork() and Windows CreateProcess() functions.

Accepted Answer

Each function is used to create a child

Question 7

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  An I/O-bound process is one that spends more of its time doing I/O than it spends doing computations 
B)  An I/O-bound process is one that spends more of its time doing computations than it spends doing I/O 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  None of the above 
A)  An I/O-bound process is one that spends more of its time doing I/O than it spends doing computations 
B)  An I/O-bound process is one that spends more of its time doing computations than it spends doing I/O 
C)  Both A and B 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

The difference between a program and a process is that a program is an active entity while a process is a passive entity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The ________ application is the application appearing on the display screen of a mobile device.

Accepted Answer

A)  main 
B)  background 
C)  display 
D)  foreground 
A)  main 
B)  background 
C)  display 
D)  foreground

Question 10

Explain why Google Chrome uses multiple processes.

Accepted Answer

Each website opens up in a separate tab

Question 11

Child processes inherit UNIX ordinary pipes from their parent process because:

Accepted Answer

A)  The pipe is part of the code and children inherit code from their parents. 
B)  A pipe is treated as a file descriptor and child processes inherit open file descriptors from their parents. 
C)  The STARTUPINFO structure establishes this sharing. 
D)  All IPC facilities are shared between the parent and child processes. 
A)  The pipe is part of the code and children inherit code from their parents. 
B)  A pipe is treated as a file descriptor and child processes inherit open file descriptors from their parents. 
C)  The STARTUPINFO structure establishes this sharing. 
D)  All IPC facilities are shared between the parent and child processes.

Question 12

Describe two approaches to the binding of client and server ports during RPC calls.

Accepted Answer

First, the binding information may be pr

Question 13

What is the degree of multiprogramming for a single-processor system?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the degree of multiprogramming for...

Question 14

Using a section object to pass messages over a connection port avoids data copying.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

For a single-processor system, there will never be more than one process in the Running state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following contains the executable code?

Which of the following contains dynamically allocated data during program run time?

Explain the concept of a context switch.

If process P₀is switched to process P₁, state for P₀will be saved into __, and state from _ will be reloaded?

init is the very first process for a typical Linux system.

Explain the fundamental differences between the UNIX fork() and Windows CreateProcess() functions.

Which of the following is true?

The difference between a program and a process is that a program is an active entity while a process is a passive entity.

The ________ application is the application appearing on the display screen of a mobile device.

Explain why Google Chrome uses multiple processes.

Child processes inherit UNIX ordinary pipes from their parent process because:

Describe two approaches to the binding of client and server ports during RPC calls.

What is the degree of multiprogramming for a single-processor system? A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

Using a section object to pass messages over a connection port avoids data copying.

For a single-processor system, there will never be more than one process in the Running state.

Introduction

Operating-System Structures

Threads Concurrency

Cpu Scheduling

Synchronization Tools

Synchronization Examples

Deadlocks

Main Memory

Virtual Memory

Mass-Storage Structure

Io Systems

File-System Interface

File-System Implementation

File-System Internals

Security

Protection

Filters

Exam 3: Processes

Which of the following contains the executable code?

Which of the following contains dynamically allocated data during program run time?

Explain the concept of a context switch.

If process P0 is switched to process P1, state for P0 will be saved into ____, and state from ___ will be reloaded?

init is the very first process for a typical Linux system.

Explain the fundamental differences between the UNIX fork() and Windows CreateProcess() functions.

Which of the following is true?

The difference between a program and a process is that a program is an active entity while a process is a passive entity.

The ________ application is the application appearing on the display screen of a mobile device.

Explain why Google Chrome uses multiple processes.

Child processes inherit UNIX ordinary pipes from their parent process because:

Describe two approaches to the binding of client and server ports during RPC calls.

What is the degree of multiprogramming for a single-processor system? A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3

Using a section object to pass messages over a connection port avoids data copying.

For a single-processor system, there will never be more than one process in the Running state.

Introduction

Operating-System Structures

Threads Concurrency

Cpu Scheduling

Synchronization Tools

Synchronization Examples

Deadlocks

Main Memory

Virtual Memory

Mass-Storage Structure

Io Systems

File-System Interface

File-System Implementation

File-System Internals

Security

Protection

Filters

If process P₀is switched to process P₁, state for P₀will be saved into __, and state from _ will be reloaded?