1
GATE CSE 1999
Subjective
+1
-0
Listed below are some operating system abstractions (in the left column) and the hardware components. Which matching pairs is correct?

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$List-$${\rm I}$$
(a) Thread $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$(b) Virtual Address space
(c) File System $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$(d) Signal

$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$List-$${\rm II}$$
(1) Interrupt $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$(2) Memory
(3) $$CPU$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$$$\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,$$(4) Disk

2
GATE CSE 1998
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Which of the following is true?
A
Unless enabled, a $$CPU$$ will not be able to process interrupts.
B
Loop instructions cannot be interrupted till they complete.
C
A processor checks for interrupts before executing a new instruction.
D
Only level triggered interrupts are possible on microprocessors.
3
GATE CSE 1998
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Which of the following devices should get higher priority in assigning interrupts?
A
Hard disk
B
printer
C
Keyboard
D
Floppy disk
4
GATE CSE 1997
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
$$I/O$$ redirection
A
Implies changing the name of a file
B
Can be employed to use an existing file as input file for a program
C
Implies connection $$2$$ programs through a pipe
D
None of the above

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