Exam 10: Operating Systems

Which of the following describes a CPU scheduling algorithm in which each process is given a small amount of time to use the CPU before being forced to wait until its turn comes around again?

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Question 21

A(n) _______________ is a program in execution, which the operating system must manage carefully.

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Question 22

The process life cycle describes the conceptual states through which a process moves as it is managed by the operating system.

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Question 23

Which of the following describes a memory management technique in which only one application program was loaded into memory?

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Question 24

Which of the following is a CPU scheduling algorithm that gives priority to the process with the smallest estimated remaining run time?

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Question 25

Which of the following describes the act of storing register values for the currently executing process and loading the register values for the process taking over the CPU?

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Question 26

The first-come, first-served (FCFS) CPU scheduling algorithm is a preemptive approach.

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Question 27

The _______________ register holds the address of the beginning of a partition.

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Question 28

Application software interacts directly with the computer hardware.

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Question 29

In which state does a process reside if it does not have a needed resource, such as a page from secondary memory?

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Question 30

_______________ occurs when pages are moved in and out of secondary memory excessively, degrading system performance.

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Question 31

The operating system has a dedicated CPU and therefore does not compete with other application programs for CPU time.

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Question 32

An operating system uses nonpreemptive CPU scheduling when a process moves from the waiting state to the ready state.

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Question 33

Application software is written to solve problems in the real world.

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Question 34

Which of the following is the technique for keeping multiple programs in main memory at the same time, competing for their chance at the CPU?

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Question 35

A context switch occurs each time a process moves to the running state.

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Question 36

A process in the ready state may be terminated because needed resources are not available.

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Question 37

If a program is loaded into memory beginning at address 555555, what is the physical address of relative address 333333?

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Question 38

Which of the following tracks the progress of a program during execution?

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Question 39

Which of the following best describes a partitioning approach that uses the base register to store the beginning address of the current partition?

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Which of the following describes a CPU scheduling algorithm in which each process is given a small amount of time to use the CPU before being forced to wait until its turn comes around again?

A(n) _______________ is a program in execution, which the operating system must manage carefully.

The process life cycle describes the conceptual states through which a process moves as it is managed by the operating system.

Which of the following describes a memory management technique in which only one application program was loaded into memory?

Which of the following is a CPU scheduling algorithm that gives priority to the process with the smallest estimated remaining run time?

Which of the following describes the act of storing register values for the currently executing process and loading the register values for the process taking over the CPU?

The first-come, first-served (FCFS) CPU scheduling algorithm is a preemptive approach.

The _______________ register holds the address of the beginning of a partition.

Application software interacts directly with the computer hardware.

In which state does a process reside if it does not have a needed resource, such as a page from secondary memory?

_______________ occurs when pages are moved in and out of secondary memory excessively, degrading system performance.

The operating system has a dedicated CPU and therefore does not compete with other application programs for CPU time.

An operating system uses nonpreemptive CPU scheduling when a process moves from the waiting state to the ready state.

Application software is written to solve problems in the real world.

Which of the following is the technique for keeping multiple programs in main memory at the same time, competing for their chance at the CPU?

A context switch occurs each time a process moves to the running state.

A process in the ready state may be terminated because needed resources are not available.

If a program is loaded into memory beginning at address 555555, what is the physical address of relative address 333333?

Which of the following tracks the progress of a program during execution?

Which of the following best describes a partitioning approach that uses the base register to store the beginning address of the current partition?

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