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A hardware device which is capable of executing a sequence of instructions, is known as

  • CPU
  • ALU
  • CU
  • Processor
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1. Dispatcher function is to

  • put tasks in I/O wait
  • schedule tasks in processor
  • change task priorities
  • All of above

2. Semophores are used to solve the problem of

  • race condition
  • process synchronization
  • mutual exclusion
  • belady problem

3. If the property of locality of reference is well pronounced in a program

  • the number of page faults will be more
  • the number of page faults will be less
  • the number of page faults will same
  • none of above

4. Shortest Job First executes first the job

  • with the least processor needs
  • that first entered the queue
  • that has been in the queue for the longest
  • that last entered the queue

5. The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what has to be done, is

  • Operation code
  • Address
  • Locator
  • Flip-Flop
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  • Nonie 12 years ago

    At last! Something clear I can udnresatnd. Thanks!