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Frequently asked Operating System Objective Questions Answers for

OS Basics MCQs
 Competitive [Link] set of questions are very basic and easily
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 Operating Systems MCQs level to very basic.
Set-1
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 Operating Systems MCQs KNOWLEDGE
Set-2
1. In a time-sharing operating system, when the time slot given to a
 Operating Systems MCQs process is completed, the process goes from the running state to
Set-3 the :
 Operating Systems MCQs A. Blocked state

Set-4 B. Ready state 

 Operating Systems MCQs C. Suspended state

Set-5 D. Terminated state

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Set-6
B. Ready state
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Set-7
2. In a multi-programming environment :

 Operating Systems MCQs A. the processor executes more than one process at a time
Set-8 B. the programs are developed by more than one person

 Operating Systems MCQs C. more than one process resides in the memory 
Set-9 D. a single user can execute many programs at the same time

 Operating Systems MCQs

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Set-10
C. more than one process resides in the memory
OS Process Management
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MCQs
3. Suppose that a process is in “Blocked” state waiting for some I/O
 Operating System – service. When the service is completed, it goes to the :
Processes MCQs A. Running state

 Operating System – B. Ready state 

Process Control Block MCQs C. Suspended state

 Operating System – D. Terminated state

Process Scheduling MCQs

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 Operating System –
B. Ready state
Process Creation MCQs

 Operating System – 4. Which of the following does not interrupt a running process ?
Interprocess Communication
A. A device
MCQs B. Timer

C. Scheduler process 
 Operating System –
Threads MCQs D. Power failure

OS Process Synchronization Hide Answer

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MCQs
C. Scheduler process
 Operating System – The
Critical-Section Problem
5. Several processes access and manipulate the same data
MCQs
concurrently and the outcome of the execution depends on the
particular order in which the access takes place, is called a(n) ____.
 Operating System –
A. Shared Memory Segments
Peterson’s Solution MCQs
B. Entry Section
 Operating System –
C. Race condition 
Classic Problems of
Synchronization MCQs D. Process Synchronization

OS CPU scheduling MCQs  Hide Answer

 Operating System – CPU C. Race condition

Scheduling MCQs

 Operating System – CPU

scheduling Criteria MCQs 6. Which of the following state transitions is not possible ?

A. blocked to running 
 Operating System –
Scheduling Algorithms MCQs B. ready to running

C. blocked to ready
OS Deadlocks MCQs 
D. running to blocked
 Operating System –
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Deadlocks MCQs

 Operating System – A. blocked to running

Deadlock Prevention MCQs

7. Which process can affect of be affected by other processes
executing in the system?
 Operating System – A. cooperating process 

Deadlock Avoidance MCQs B. child process

 Operating System – C. parent process

Deadlock Detection MCQs D. init process

 Operating System – Hide Answer

Recovery from Deadlock
MCQs A. cooperating process

OS Memory Management
 8. If a process is executing in its critical section, then no other
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processes can be executing in their critical section. This condition
is called
 Operating System – Main
A. mutual exclusion 
Memory – Memory
Management MCQs B. critical exclusion

C. synchronous exclusion
 Operating System – Main
Memory – Memory Allocation D. asynchronous exclusion
MCQs
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 Operating System –
A. mutual exclusion
Memory Allocation to a
process using Stacks MCQs
9. Which one of the following is a synchronization tool?
 Operating System –
A. thread
Memory Allocation to a
process using Heap MCQs B. pipe

C. semaphore 
 Operating System –
D. socket
Memory Fragmentation
MCQs
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 Operating System –
C. semaphore
Contiguous-Noncontiguous
Memory Allocation MCQs
10. A semaphore is a shared integer variable
  Operating System – A. that can not drop below zero 

Memory Allocation Using B. that can not be more than zero

Paging and Segmentation
C. that can not drop below one
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D. that can not be more than one
 Operating System – Virtual
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Memory – Virtual Memory
Manager MCQs
A. that can not drop below zero

 Operating System – Virtual

Memory – Demand Paging-1
MCQs
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