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

  • CPU
  • ALU
  • CU
  • Processor

Answer: Option D

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1. Banker's algorithm deals with

  • deadlock prevention
  • deadlock avoidance
  • deadlock recovery
  • mutual exclusion

Answer: Option B

2. Semaphores function is to

  • synchronize critical resources to prevent deadlock
  • synchronize processes for better CPU utilization
  • used for memory management
  • none of above

Answer: Option A

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

Answer: Option B

4. To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside the critical section is

  • 12
  • 3
  • 1
  • 0

Answer: Option C

5. Dynamic allocation of storage areas with VSAM files is accomplished by

  • hashing
  • control splits
  • over flow areas
  • relative recording

Answer: Option B

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