(A) Second readers writers problems
(B) Third readers writers problems
(C) First readers writers problems
(D) Fourth readers writers problems
Tag: Operating System
__ wastes CPU cycles and hence is a problem in real multiprogramming system.
(A) Spinlock
(B) Critical section
(C) Busy waiting
(D) Mutex
User mode can run the privileged instructions.
(A) True
(B) False
The basic purpose of __ is to help the users to utilize the hardware resources for completing different tasks in a simplified manner.
(A) Application software
(B) Operating system
(C) Both of above
(D) None of the above
__ is used to store data on secondary storage device.
(A) Ordinary file
(B) Block special file
(C) Link file
(D) Directory
Progress and bounded waiting are some of the characteristics to solve the critical section problem.
(A) True
(B) False
In __ allocation scheme free frames are equally divided among processes.
(A) Proportional allocation
(B) Fixed allocation
(C) Priority allocation
(D) None of the above
If validation bit is 0 it indicates a __ state of segment.
(A) Legal
(B) Illegal
(C) Protected
(D) Shared