Operating System MCQs

1019 MCQs  (Page 77 of 102)

Which algorithm chooses the page that has not been used for the longest period of time whenever the page required to be replaced?
A. First in first out algorithm
B. Additional reference bit algorithm
C. Least recently used algorithm
D. Counting based page replacement algorithm
A process is thrashing if ____________
A. It spends a lot of time executing, rather than paging
B. It spends a lot of time paging than executing
C. It has no memory allocated to it
D. None of the mentioned
Thrashing _______ the CPU utilization.
A. Increases
B. Keeps constant
C. Decreases
D. None of the mentioned
What is a locality?
A. A set of pages that are actively used together
B. A space in memory
C. An area near a set of processes
D. None of the mentioned
When a subroutine is called ____________
A. It defines a new locality
B. It is in the same locality from where it was called
C. It does not define a new locality
D. None of the mentioned
The accuracy of the working set depends on the selection of ____________
A. Working set model
B. Working set size
C. Memory size
D. Number of pages in memory
If working set window is too small ____________
A. It will not encompass entire locality
B. It may overlap several localities
C. It will cause memory problems
D. None of the mentioned