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GATE CSE 2024 Set 2
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
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Consider a process P running on a CPU. Which one or more of the following events will always trigger a context switch by the OS that results in process P moving to a non-running state (e.g., ready, blocked)?

A

P makes a blocking system call to read a block of data from the disk

B

P tries to access a page that is in the swap space, triggering a page fault

C

An interrupt is raised by the disk to deliver data requested by some other process

D

A timer interrupt is raised by the hardware

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GATE CSE 2024 Set 1
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
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Which of the following process state transitions is/are NOT possible?

A

Running to Ready

B

Waiting to Running

C

Ready to Waiting

D

Running to Terminated

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GATE CSE 2023
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
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Which one or more of the following need to be saved on a context switch from one thread (T1) of a process to another thread (T2) of the same process?

A
Page table base register
B
Stack pointer
C
Program counter
D
General purpose registers
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GATE CSE 2023
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
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Which one or more of the following CPU scheduling algorithms can potentially cause starvation?

A
First-in First-out
B
Round Robin
C
Priority Scheduling
D
Shortest Job First
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