Computer Instructor MCQS

a) caching & logical formatting
b) logical formatting & swap space creation
c) swap space creation & caching
d) partitioning & logical formatting

The two steps the operating system takes to use a disk to hold its files are and _Read More »

a) bootstrap
b) main
c) bootloader
d) rom

The _ program initializes all aspects of the system, from CPU registers to device controllers and the contents of main memory, and then starts the operating system.Read More »

a) every system in the network
b) server
c) both server and every system in the network
d) none of the mentioned

Network operating system runs on _Read More »

 a) Zone based Operating system
b) Level based Operating system
c) Network Operating system
d) All of the mentioned

What are the types of distributed operating systems?Read More »

 a) create
b) fork
c) new
d) none of the mentioned

In Unix, which system call creates the new process?Read More »

a) system call to the operating system
b) a special procedure
c) system call to the CPU
d) all of the mentioned

Whenever a process needs I/O to or from a disk it issues a __Read More »

 a) process control block
b) file control block
c) boot loader
d) bootstrap

On systems where there are multiple operating system, the decision to load a particular one is done by _Read More »

 a) operating system
b) ip address
c) stateless
d) state

To recover from failures in the network operations _ information may be maintained.Read More »

a) deletes
b) considers
c) ignores
d) none of the mentioned

 The operating system _ the links when traversing directory trees, to preserve the acyclic structure of the system.Read More »

 a) file table
b) directory table
c) open-file table
d) system table

The operating system keeps a small table containing information about all open files called __Read More »