Question 1

The___________  can be turned off by the CPU before the execution of critical instruction sequences that must not be interrupted.

Accepted Answer

A) nonmaskable interrupt 
B) blocked interrupt 
C) maskable interrupt 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) nonmaskable interrupt 
B) blocked interrupt 
C) maskable interrupt 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 2

A character stream device transfers

Accepted Answer

A) bytes one by one 
B) block of bytes as a unit 
C) with unpredictable response times 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) bytes one by one 
B) block of bytes as a unit 
C) with unpredictable response times 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 3

The data structure for a sector typically contains___________

Accepted Answer

A) header 
B) data area 
C) trailer 
D) all of the mentioned 
A) header 
B) data area 
C) trailer 
D) all of the mentioned

Question 4

The___________      is used by device controllers to request service.

Accepted Answer

A) nonmaskable interrupt 
B) blocked interrupt 
C) maskable interrupt 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) nonmaskable interrupt 
B) blocked interrupt 
C) maskable interrupt 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 5

The interrupt vector contains

Accepted Answer

A) the interrupts 
B) the memory addresses of specialized interrupt handlers 
C) the identifiers of interrupts 
D) the device addresses 
A) the interrupts 
B) the memory addresses of specialized interrupt handlers 
C) the identifiers of interrupts 
D) the device addresses

The___________ can be turned off by the CPU before the execution of critical instruction sequences that must not be interrupted.

A character stream device transfers

The data structure for a sector typically contains___________

The___________ is used by device controllers to request service.

The interrupt vector contains

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The___________ can be turned off by the CPU before the execution of critical instruction sequences that must not be interrupted.

A character stream device transfers

The data structure for a sector typically contains___________

The___________ is used by device controllers to request service.

The interrupt vector contains

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Concurrency Control and Deadlock Prevention in Operating Systems

Deadlock and Resource Allocation in Computer Systems

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Understanding Virtual Memory and Page Replacement Algorithms

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