Recent questions tagged computer-system-architecture

Description : emaphore provides mutual exclusion for accesses to the buffer pool and is initialized to the value: a. Mutex b. Mutual Cc. Memory d. __ Allof these

Last Answer : Mutex

Description : Which section is basically a sequence of instruction with a clear indication of beginning and end for updating shared variables. a. Racing section b. Critical section c. d. Both None of thes

Last Answer : . Critical sectio

Description : In which section only one process is allowed to access the shared variable and all other have to wait. a. Critical section b. Racing section Cc. Entry section d. Remainder section

Last Answer : . Critical section

Description : hich section is the remaining part of a process’s code: a. Racing section b. Critical section Cc. Entry section d. Reminder secti

Last Answer : b. Entry section

Description : Which are the characteristics of deadlocks. a. Mutual exclusion b. Hold and wait Cc. No pre-emption d. = Circular wait e. Allof these

Last Answer : e. Allof these

Description : How many events concerning RAG can occur in a system: a. 1 b 2 c. 3 d 4

Last Answer : c. 3

Description : Which are the events concerning RAG can occur in a system: a. Request for a resource b. Allocation of a resource c. Release of resource d. Allof these

Last Answer : d. Allof these

Description : How many methods for handling deadlocks: a. 1 b 2 c. 3 d 4

Last Answer : c. 3

Description : Which are the method for handling deadlocks. a. Deadlock prevention b. Deadlock avoidance c. Deadlock detection d. Allof these

Last Answer : d. Allof these

Description : How many condition that should be met in order to produce a deadlock. a. 2 b 4 Cc. 6 d 8

Last Answer : b 4

Description : Which are the condition that should be met in order to produce a deadlock. a. Mutual exclusion b. Hold and Wait Cc. No preemption d. Circular wait e. Allofthese

Last Answer : e. Allofthese

Description : In protocol each process can make a request onlyinan a. Increasing order b. Decreasing order c. Botha &b d. None of these

Last Answer : a. Increasing order

Description : Which state refers to a state that is not safe not necessarily a deadlocked state. a. Safe state b. Unsafe state c. Botha &b d. None of these

Last Answer : b. Unsafe state

Description : a direct arrow is drawn from the process to the resource rectangle to represent each pending resource request: a. TS b. SP Cc. CCR d. RAG

Last Answer : d. RAG

Description : The attributes of a file are. a. Name b. Identifier c. Types d. Location e. Size f. Protection g. Time, date and user identification h. Allof these

Last Answer : h. Allof these

Description : The various file operation are: a. Crating a file b. Writing a file c. Reading a file d. Repositioning within a file e. Deleting a file truncating a file f. All of these

Last Answer : f. All of these

Description : Which operations are to be performed on a directory are: a. Search for a file b. Create a file c. Delete a file d. List a directory e. Rename a file f. Traverse the file system g. Allof these

Last Answer : g. Allof these

Description : Which memory is assembled between main memory and CPU: a. Primary memory b. Cache memory Cc. Botha & b d. None of these

Last Answer : b. Cache memory

Description : Which is one of the important I/O devices and is most commonly used as permanent storage device in any processor: a. Soft disk b. Hard disk c. Botha &b d. None of these

Last Answer : b. Hard disk

Description : can read any printed character by comparing the pattern that is stored in the computer: a. SP b. CCR Cc. RAG d. OCR

Last Answer : d. OCR

Description : Which system is a typical example of the readers and writers problem: a. Airline reservation system b. Airport reservation system c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : a. Airline reservation system

Description : Which lock can arise when two processes wait for phone calls from one another. a. Spine lock b. Dead lock c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : b. Dead lock

Description : Which lock is more serious than indefinite postponement or starvation because it affect more than one job: a. Deadlock b. Spinelock c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : a. Deadlock

Description : Anumber system that uses only two digits, O and 1 is calledthe_ a. Octal number system b. Binary number system c. Decimal number system d. Hexadecimal number system

Last Answer : b. Binary number system

Description : In which computers, the binary number are represented by a set of binary storage device such as flip flop: a. Microcomputer b. Personal computer c. Digital computer

Last Answer : c. Digital computer

Description : Abinary number canbeconvertedinto a. Binary number b. Octal number co. Decimal number d. Hexadecimal number

Last Answer : co. Decimal number

Description : Which system is used to refer amount of things. a. Number system b. Number words c. Number symbols d. — Allof these

Last Answer : a. Number system

Description : _are made with some part of body, usually the hands. a. Number words b. Number symbols c. Number gestures d. __ Allof these

Last Answer : c. Number gestures

Description : ____are marked or written down: a. Number system b. Number words © Number symbols d. Number gestures

Last Answer : © Number symbols

Description : Anumber symboliscalleda_ a. Arabic numerals b. Numerals c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : b. Numerals

Description : 0,1,2 ,3 ,4,5,6 ,7,8 and 9 numerals are called: a. Arabic numerals b. String numerals c. Digit numerals d. None of these

Last Answer : a. Arabic numerals

Description : How many system of arithmetic, which are often used in digital system. a. 5 b. 6 Cc. 3 d 4

Last Answer : d 4

Description : Which are the system of arithmetic, which are often used in digital system: a. Binary digit b. Decimal digit c. Hexadecimal digit d. Octal digit e. Allof these

Last Answer : e. Allof these

Description : In which numeral every position has a value 2 times the value f the position to its right: a. Decimal b. Octal c. Hexadecimal d. Binary

Last Answer : d. Binary

Description : Abinary number with 4 bitsiscalleda_ a. Bit b. Bytes ce. Nibble d. None of these

Last Answer : ce. Nibble

Description : A binary number with 8 bits is called asa___ a. Bytes b. Bits c. Nibble d. __ Allof these

Last Answer : a. Bytes

Description : In which digit the value increases in power of two starting with 0 to left of the binary point and decreases to the right of the binary point starting with power -1. a. Hexadecimal b. Decimal c. Binary d. Octal

Last Answer : c. Binary

Description : Which system is used in digital computers because all electrical and electronic circuits can be made to respond to the states concept: a. Hexadecimal number b. Binary number c. Octal number d. Decimal number

Last Answer : b. Binary number

Description : Which addition is performed in the same manner as decimal addition: a. Binary b. Decimal c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : a. Binary

Description : ___in all digital systems actually performs addition that can handle only two number at a time: a Register b. circuit c digital d. — Allof these

Last Answer : b. circuit

Description : Which machine can perform addition operation in less than 1 ms: a. Digital machine b. Electronic machine c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : a. Digital machine

Description : is the inverse operation of addition: a. Addition b. Multiply c. Subtraction d. Divide

Last Answer : c. Subtraction

Description : sof anumber from another can be accomplished by adding the complement of the subtrahend to the minuend. a. Subtraction b. Multiply c. Divide d. — Allof these

Last Answer : a. Subtraction

Description : Complement the subtrahend by converting all annddall a. 1’s to 0’s b. 0’s to 1’s ce. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : ce. Both

Description : Each device represent : a. 1 bit b. 2 bit c. 3 bit d. 4 bit

Last Answer : a. 1 bit

Description : AOinthesignbitrepresentsa sand. 1 in the sign bit represents a ee a. Positive number b. Negative number c. Both d. None of these

Last Answer : c. Both

Description : How many main sign number binary codes are used: a. 4 b 65 ce. 3 d. 6

Last Answer : ce. 3

Description : Which are the types of binary codes number: a. Sign magnitude b. —_1’s complement code c. 2’s complement code d. __ Allof these

Last Answer : c. 2’s complement code

Description : How many types of addition in the 2’s complement system. a. 3 b 4 c. 5 d. 6

Last Answer : b 4

Description : Which are the types of addition in the 2’s complement system: a. Both number positive b. A Positive number and a smaller negative number c. Anegative number and a smaller positive number

Last Answer : b. A Positive number and a smaller negative number