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Multiprogramming systems

  • Are easier to develop than single programming systems
  • Execute each job faster
  • Execute more jobs in the same time
  • Are used only on large main frame computers
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1. 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

2. Operating system is

  • A collection of hardware components
  • A collection of input output devices
  • A collection of software routines
  • All of above

3. Which is single user operating system

  • MS-DOS
  • UNIX
  • XENIX
  • LINUX

4. Banker's algorithm deals with

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

5. A high paging rate

  • may cause a high I/O rate
  • keeps the system running well
  • is a symptom of too much processor activity
  • always creates a slow system
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