Operating System MCQs

1019 MCQs  (Page 75 of 102)

The ability to execute a program that is only partially in memory has benefits like ____________
A. The amount of physical memory cannot put a constraint on the program
B. Programs for an extremely large virtual space can be created
C. Throughput increases
D. All of the mentioned
In virtual memory. the programmer __________ of overlays.
A. Has to take care
B. Does not have to take care
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Virtual memory is normally implemented by ________
A. Demand paging
B. Buses
C. Virtualization
D. All of the mentioned
Segment replacement algorithms are more complex than page replacement algorithms because ____________
A. Segments are better than pages
B. Pages are better than segments
C. Segments have variable sizes
D. Segments have fixed sizes
A swapper manipulates ___________ whereas the pager is concerned with individual _______ of a process.
A. The entire process, parts
B. All the pages of a process, segments
C. The entire process, pages
D. None of the mentioned
Using a pager ____________
A. Increases the swap time
B. Decreases the swap time
C. Decreases the swap time & amount of physical memory needed
D. Increases the amount of physical memory needed
The valid – invalid bit, in this case, when valid indicates?
A. The page is not legal
B. The page is illegal
C. The page is in memory
D. The page is not in memory
A page fault occurs when?
A. A page gives inconsistent data
B. A page cannot be accessed due to its absence from memory
C. A page is invisible
D. All of the mentioned
When a process begins execution with no pages in memory?
A. Process execution becomes impossible
B. A page fault occurs for every page brought into memory
C. Process causes system crash
D. None of the mentioned