Operating System MCQs

Question 1

When a computer is first turned on or restarted, a special type of absolute loader is executed, called a

Accepted Answer

Bootstrap loader

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"Compile and Go" loader

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Boot loader

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Relating loader

Question 2

Which, of the following checks, cannot be carried out on the input data to a system?

Accepted Answer

Syntax check

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consistency check

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Range check

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All of the above

Question 3

A program that converts a high-level language program to a set of instructions that can run on a computer is called a

Accepted Answer

Compiler

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Debugger

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Editor

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All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following is characteristic of an operating system?

Accepted Answer

All the above

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resource management

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error recovery

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memory management

Question 5

In MS-DOS, relocatable object files and load modules have extensions

Accepted Answer

.OBJ and .COM or .EXE, respectively

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.COM and .OBJ, respectively

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.EXE and .OBJ, respectively

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.DAS and .EXE, respectively

Question 6

The state transition initiated by the user process itself in an operating system is

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block

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dispatch

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wake up

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timer run out

Question 7

Which of the following program is not a utility?

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Spooler

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Debugger

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Editor

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All of the above

Question 8

The function(s) of file system is (are):

Accepted Answer

all of the above

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to provide complete file naming freedom to the users and to permit controlled sharing of files

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to provide for long and short term storage of files with appropriate economic tradeoffs.

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to provide security against loss of information due to system failure

Question 9

A public key encryption system

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allows only the correct receiver to decode the data

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allows anyone to decode the transmission

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allows only the correct sender to decode the data

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does not encode the data before transmitting it