Operating System MCQs

1019 MCQs  (Page 53 of 102)

A system is in a safe state only if there exists a ____________
A. Safe allocation
B. Safe resource
C. Safe sequence
D. All of the mentioned
All unsafe states are ____________
A. Deadlocks
B. Not deadlocks
C. Fatal
D. None of the mentioned
If no cycle exists in the resource allocation graph ____________
A. Then the system will not be in a safe state
B. Then the system will be in a safe state
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
The resource allocation graph is not applicable to a resource allocation system ____________
A. With multiple instances of each resource type
B. With a single instance of each resource type
C. Single & multiple instances of each resource type
D. None of the mentioned
The content of the matrix Need is ____________
A. Allocation €? available
B. Max €? available
C. Max €? allocation
D. Allocation €? max
CPU fetches the instruction from memory according to the value of ____________
A. Program counter
B. Status register
C. Instruction register
D. Program status word