1
GATE CSE 2003
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Using a larger block size in a fixed block size file system leads to
A
better disk throughput but poorer disk space utilization
B
better disk throughput and better disk space utilization
C
poorer disk throughput but better disk space utilization
D
poorer disk throughput and poorer disk space utilization
2
GATE CSE 2001
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Which of the following requires a device driver?
A
Register
B
Cache
C
Main memory
D
Disk
3
GATE CSE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Which of the following disk scheduling strategies is likely to give the best throughput?
A
Farthest cylinder next
B
Nearest cylinder next
C
First come first served
D
Elevator algorithm
4
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

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