Enat College Department Of Computer Science

3 rd year Operating Systems Exam (60%)

I. Choose the correct answer

Name ______________________________ID ________Program______ ___(1:30)

1. An operating System (OS) is an intermediary between users and computer hardware

a. True B. False
2. In multiprogramming environment, OS decides which process gets the processor when an
how much time. This function is called _______________.
A. Process Scheduling B.Process C.Scheduling Algorithms D.All of the above
3. ______1.In this technique, the main memory already holds more than one program, and
the operating system is responsible for allocating the machine’s resources to execute tasks
based on existing needs.
(A) Multiprogramming (B) Resident monitor (C) operating Systems (D) None.
4. Operating system goals:
A. Execute user programs and make solving user problems easier.
B. Make the computer system convenient to use.
C. Use the computer hardware in an efficient manner.
D. All of the above
5. In Operating Systems, which of the following is/are CPU scheduling algorithms?
a) Priority b) Round Robin c) Shortest Job First d) All of the mentioned
6. 5. CPU scheduling is the basis of ___________
a) multiprogramming operating systems
b) larger memory sized systems
c) multiprocessor systems
d) none of the mentioned
7. 6. Which one of the following is not Correct?
a) kernel remains in the memory during the entire computer session
b) kernel is made of various modules which can not be loaded in running operating system
c) kernel is the first part of the operating system to load into memory during booting
d) kernel is the program that constitutes the central core of the operating system
8. 10. Which one of the following is not a real time operating system?
a) RTLinux b) Palm OS c) QNX d) VxWorks
9. In operating system, each process has its own __________
a) open files
b) pending alarms, signals, and signal handlers
c) address space and global variables
d) all of the mentioned
10. When a process is in a “Blocked” state waiting for some I/O service. When the service is
completed, it goes to the __________
a) Terminated state b) Suspended state c) Running state d) Ready state
11. The FCFS algorithm is particularly troublesome for ____________
a) operating systems
b) multiprocessor systems
c) time sharing systems
d) multiprogramming systems
12. The operating system is responsible for?
a) bad-block recovery
b) booting from disk
c) disk initialization
d) all of the mentioned
13. What are the types of distributed operating systems?
a) Zone based Operating system
b) Level based Operating system
c) Network Operating system
d) All of the mentioned
14. Which of the following are forms of malicious attack?
a) Theft of information
b) Modification of data
c) Hacking of information
d) All of the mentioned
15. Which of the following is the least secure method of authentication?
a) Key card
b) fingerprint
c) retina pattern
d) Password
16. Why is one time password (OTP) safe?
a) It is easy to generated
b) It cannot be shared
c) It is different for every access
d) It is a complex encrypted password
17. Which happens first authorization or authentication?
a) Authorization
b) Authentication
c) Authorization & Authentication are same
d) None of the mentioned
18. Which of the following is a strong password?
a) 19thAugust88
b) Delhi88
c) P@assw0rd
d) !augustdelhi
19. the ways in which the system resources are used to solve the computing problems of
the users
(A)Utility Program(B) Application programs (C) A and B (D) All
 20. Storage systems organized in hierarchy.
(A)Speed (B) Cost (C) Volatility (D) All of the above
21. is a program in execution.
A. Process B. Scheduling C. Deadlock D. None
22..The operating system is responsible for the following activities in connection with disk management:
A. Free space management B. Storage allocation C. Disk scheduling D. all of the above
23.A process needs certain resources, including
A. CPU time B. memory C. Files & I/O devices D. All of the above
24..______________ it is sequence of instructions defined to perform some task.
A. Program B. Process C. Process Creation D. None of the above
25. Main Memory is ________________
A. Secondary Storage Device C..Working Place for Cpu
B. Management Security D. All Of the Above

II. Write the correct answer for the following

26. Write the Storage-Device Hierarchy

(Cache ----electronic disc---magnetic disk ---- main memory ---optical disk ---magnetic tape--- Registers)

27. List Operating system common components

28. Define Operating systems All Functions

29. Write Operating Systems Types

30. Write similarity and difference of Processes and Threads

Bonus. Where is going deleted file in Operating systems