Operating System MCQs

1019 MCQs  (Page 99 of 102)

If the wait for graph contains a cycle ____________
A. Then a deadlock does not exist
B. Then a deadlock exists
C. Then the system is in a safe state
D. Either deadlock exists or system is in a safe state
If deadlocks occur frequently, the detection algorithm must be invoked ________
A. Rarely
B. Frequently
C. Rarely & frequently
D. None of the mentioned
What is the disadvantage of invoking the detection algorithm for every request?
A. Overhead of the detection algorithm due to consumption of memory
B. Excessive time consumed in the request to be allocated memory
C. Considerable overhead in computation time
D. All of the mentioned
Every time a request for allocation cannot be granted immediately, the detection algorithm is invoked. This will help identify ____________
A. The set of processes that have been deadlocked
B. The set of processes in the deadlock queue
C. The specific process that caused the deadlock
D. All of the mentioned
What is multimedia file?
A. Is same as any other regular file
B. Must be accessed at specific rate
C. Stored on remote server can not be delivered to its client
D. None of the mentioned
A process can be ___________
A. Single threaded
B. Multithreaded
C. Both single threaded and multithreaded
D. None of the mentioned