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 GATE Questions

(GATE CS 2001)
1. Which of the following requires a device driver?
a) Register
b) Cache
c) Main memory
d) Disk

Answer: (d)
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(GATE CS 2004)
2. Consider the following statements with respect to user-level threads and
kernel supported threads
i. context switch is faster with kernel-supported threads
ii. for user-level threads, a system call can block the entire process
iii. Kernel supported threads can be scheduled independently
iv. User level threads are transparent to the kernelWhich of the above
statements are true?
a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
b) (ii) and (iii) only
c) (i) and (iii) only
d) (i) and (ii) only
Answer: (d)
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(GATE CS 2011)
3. Let the time taken to switch between user and kernel modes of execution
be t1 while the time taken to switch between two processes be t2.
Which of the following is TRUE?
(A) t1 > t2
(B) t1 = t2
(C) t1 < t2
(D) Nothing can be said about the relation between t1 and t2

Answer: - (C)
Process switching involves mode switch. Context switching can occur only in kernel mode.
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(UGC NET JAN 2017)
4. Match the following w.r.t. Input/output management:
List-l List-II
a. Device controller i. Extracts information from the controller register and store
it in data buffer
b. Device driver ii. I/O scheduling
c. Interrupt handler iii. Performs data transfer
d. Kernel I/O subsystem iv. Processing of I/O request

Codes: abcd
A. iii iv i ii
B. ii i iv iii
C. iv i ii iii
D. i iii iv ii

Answer: - (D)
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(UGC NET JAN 2017)

5. Distributed operating systems consist of:
A. Loosely coupled O.S. software on a loosely coupled hardware
B. Loosely coupled O.S. software on a tightly coupled hardware
C. Tightly coupled O.S. software on a loosely coupled hardware
D. Tightly coupled O.S. software on a tightly coupled hardware

Answer: - (A)

These systems are referred as loosely coupled systems where each processor has its own local memory
and processors communicate with one another through various communication lines, such as high speed
buses or telephone lines. By loosely coupled systems, we mean that such computers possess no hardware
connections at the CPU - memory bus level, but are connected by external interfaces that run under the
control of software.
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6. Which concept explains the working of an Operating System?

A. It is event driven
B. It is object oriented
C. It is procedure based system software
D. It is a collection of procedures that interact with each other

Answer: - (A)
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7. Which of these is/are the desirable features of an Operating system

A. Extensible
B. Portable
C. Reliable
D. All of the above

Answer: - (D)
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8. What are the functions of multiprogramming OS?

A. Scheduling
B. Memory Management
C. I/O management
D. All of above

Answer: - (D)
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