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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

Answer: Option A

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1. A series of statements explaining how the data is to be processed is called

  • instruction
  • compiler
  • program
  • interpretor

Answer: Option C

2. Which among following scheduling algorithms give minimum average waiting time

  • FCFS
  • SJF
  • Round robin
  • On priority

Answer: Option B

3. Macintosh computer uses

  • System 7.0
  • AU/X
  • Xenix
  • none of above

Answer: Option B

4. Which one is true

  • The linkage editor is used to edit programs which have to later link together
  • The linkage editor links object module during compiling
  • The linkage editor links objects modules and resolves external references between them before loading
  • none of above

Answer: Option C

5. Reference bit is used for

  • Implementing LRU page replacement algorithm
  • Implementing NRU algorithm
  • To check the page table entry in the cache memory
  • none of above

Answer: Option B

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