Question 1

The UNIX I/O system is divided into the "block I/O" system and the "interactive I/O" system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Subroutines that work with the operating system to supervise the transmission of data between main memory and a peripheral unit are called the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  device controllers 
B)  device drivers 
C)  control drivers 
D)  controllers 
A)  device controllers 
B)  device drivers 
C)  control drivers 
D)  controllers

Question 3

When using a terminal, as the user types in each character, it is collected in the ____ queue.

Accepted Answer

A)  raw input 
B)  canonical input 
C)  character 
D)  buffer 
A)  raw input 
B)  canonical input 
C)  character 
D)  buffer

Question 4

____ are the device drivers that provide the interface to I/O hardware.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dev files 
B)  Dev drivers 
C)  Special files 
D)  Store files 
A)  Dev files 
B)  Dev drivers 
C)  Special files 
D)  Store files

Question 5

In UNIX, the file ____ contains the parameters that control resources such as the number of internal buffers for the kernel and the size of the swap space.

Accepted Answer

A)  config.sys 
B)  conf.ini 
C)  ctrl.conf 
D)  conf.c 
A)  config.sys 
B)  conf.ini 
C)  ctrl.conf 
D)  conf.c

Question 6

Using ____ in a path name will move you upward in the hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A)  / 
B)  .. 
C)  . 
D)  ^ 
A)  / 
B)  .. 
C)  . 
D)  ^

Question 7

Demand paging requires more complicated hardware configurations; it increases the system overhead and under heavy loads might lead to thrashing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The command ____ is used to find a specified string of characters in a file.

Accepted Answer

A)  cp 
B)  mv 
C)  grep 
D)  ls 
A)  cp 
B)  mv 
C)  grep 
D)  ls

Question 9

A ____ may occur if an event happens during the process's transition between deciding to wait for the event and entering the WAIT state.

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  deadlock 
C)  starvation 
D)  synchronization problem 
A)  race 
B)  deadlock 
C)  starvation 
D)  synchronization problem

Question 10

The ____ command is used to delete a file or directory.

Accepted Answer

A)  rm 
B)  mv 
C)  del 
D)  erase 
A)  rm 
B)  mv 
C)  del 
D)  erase

The UNIX I/O system is divided into the "block I/O" system and the "interactive I/O" system.

Subroutines that work with the operating system to supervise the transmission of data between main memory and a peripheral unit are called the ____.

When using a terminal, as the user types in each character, it is collected in the ____ queue.

____ are the device drivers that provide the interface to I/O hardware.

In UNIX, the file ____ contains the parameters that control resources such as the number of internal buffers for the kernel and the size of the swap space.

Using ____ in a path name will move you upward in the hierarchy.

Demand paging requires more complicated hardware configurations; it increases the system overhead and under heavy loads might lead to thrashing.

The command ____ is used to find a specified string of characters in a file.

A ____ may occur if an event happens during the process's transition between deciding to wait for the event and entering the WAIT state.

The ____ command is used to delete a file or directory.

Introducing Operating Systems

Memory Management: Early Systems

Memory Management: Virtual Memory

Processor Management

Process Management

Concurrent Processes

Device Management

File Management

Network Organization Concepts

Management of Network Functions

Security and Ethics

System Management

Ms-Dos Operating System

Windows Operating Systems

Linux Operating System

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Exam 13: Unix Operating System

The UNIX I/O system is divided into the "block I/O" system and the "interactive I/O" system.

Subroutines that work with the operating system to supervise the transmission of data between main memory and a peripheral unit are called the ____.

When using a terminal, as the user types in each character, it is collected in the ____ queue.

____ are the device drivers that provide the interface to I/O hardware.

In UNIX, the file ____ contains the parameters that control resources such as the number of internal buffers for the kernel and the size of the swap space.

Using ____ in a path name will move you upward in the hierarchy.

Demand paging requires more complicated hardware configurations; it increases the system overhead and under heavy loads might lead to thrashing.

The command ____ is used to find a specified string of characters in a file.

A ____ may occur if an event happens during the process's transition between deciding to wait for the event and entering the WAIT state.

The ____ command is used to delete a file or directory.

Introducing Operating Systems

Memory Management: Early Systems

Memory Management: Virtual Memory

Processor Management

Process Management

Concurrent Processes

Device Management

File Management

Network Organization Concepts

Management of Network Functions

Security and Ethics

System Management

Ms-Dos Operating System

Windows Operating Systems

Linux Operating System

Filters