1
GATE CSE 2002
Subjective
+2
-0
Draw the process state transition diagram of an $$OS$$ in which
(i) each process is in one of the five states: created, ready, running, blocked (i.e. sleep or wait), or terminated, and
(ii) only non-preemptive scheduling is used by the $$OS.$$ Label the transitions appropriately.
2
GATE CSE 2002
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Which combination of the following features will suffice to characterize an $$OS$$ as a multi-programmed $$OS?$$
$$(a).$$ More than one program may be loaded into main memory at the same time for execution.
$$(b).$$ If a program waits for certain events such as $$I/O$$, another program is immediately scheduled for execution.
$$(c).$$ If the execution of a program terminates, another program is immediately scheduled for execution.
A
$$a$$
B
$$a$$ and $$b$$
C
$$a$$ and $$c$$
D
$$a, b$$ and $$c$$
3
GATE CSE 2001
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Which of the following does not interrupt a running process?
A
A device
B
Timer
C
Scheduler process
D
Power failure
4
GATE CSE 1999
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+2
-0
A multi-user, multi-processing operating system cannot be implemented on hardware that does not support:
A
Address translation
B
DMA for disk transfer
C
At least two modes of CPU execution (privileged and non-privileged)
D
Demand paging

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