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For multiprogramming operating system

  • special support from processor is essential
  • special support from processor is not essential
  • cache memory is essential
  • none of above
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1. Disk scheduling includes deciding

  • which should be accessed next
  • order in which disk access requests must be serviced
  • the physical location of the file
  • the logical location of the file

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

  • instruction
  • compiler
  • program
  • interpretor

3. Banker's algorithm deals with

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

4. Poor response times are caused by

  • Busy processor
  • High I/O rate
  • High paging rates
  • Any of above

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

  • CPU
  • ALU
  • CU
  • Processor
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