Operating System MCQs

A. Logically
B. Physically
C. Both logically and physically
D. None of the mentioned

A. Starts the execution of transaction
B. Breaks the transaction into number of sub transactions
C. Coordinates the termination of the transaction
D. All of the mentioned

A. Bully algorithm
B. Ring algorithm
C. Both bully and ring algorithm
D. None of the mentioned

A. A unique priority number is associated with each active process in system
B. There is no priority number associated with any process
C. Priority of the processes is not required
D. None of the mentioned

A. Bidirectional
B. Unidirectional
C. Both bidirectional and unidirectional
D. None of the mentioned

A. Must always be less than the total number of resources available in the system
B. Must always be equal to the total number of resources available in the system
C. Must not exceed the total number of resources available in the system
D. Must exceed the total number of resources available in the system

A. Command line statements
B. Interrupts
C. System calls
D. Special programs

A. Lesser prone to deadlocks
B. More prone to deadlocks
C. Not at all prone to deadlocks
D. None of the mentioned

A. Mutual exclusion
B. No preemption
C. Hold and wait
D. All of the mentioned

A. At least one resource must be held in a non sharable mode
B. The processor must be a uniprocessor rather than a multiprocessor
C. There must be at least one resource in a sharable mode
D. All of the mentioned