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A thread is

  • lightweight process where the context switching is low
  • lightweight process where the context swithching is high
  • used to speed up paging
  • used in dead locks
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1. Scissoring enables

  • a part of data to be displayed
  • entire data to be displayed
  • full data display on fulll area of sceen
  • no data display

2. Memory protection is normally done by

  • the processor and the associated hardware
  • the operating system
  • the compiler
  • the user program

3. Fragmentation of a file system

  • occurs only is file is not used properly
  • can always be prevented
  • happens in all file systems
  • can be removed by compaction

4. Four necessary conditions for deadlock are non pre-emption, circular wait, hold and wait and

  • mutual exclusion
  • race condition
  • buffer overflow
  • None of above

5. Which operating system reacts in the actual time

  • Batch system
  • Quick response system
  • Real time system
  • Time sharing system
Read more from - Operating System Questions Answers - Chapter 1
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