1
GATE CSE 1999
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+2
-0
Which of the following is/are advantage of virtual memory?
A
Faster access to memory on an average.
B
Processes can be given protected address spaces.
C
Linker can assign addresses independent of where the program will be loaded in physical memory.
D
Programs larger than the physical memory size can be run.
2
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
3
GATE CSE 1999
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Which of the following actions is/are typically not performed by the operating system when switching context from process $$A$$ to process $$B$$ ?
A
Saving current register values and restoring saved register values for process
B
Changing address translation tables.
C
Swapping out the memory image of process A to the disk.
D
Invalidating the translation look-aside buffer.
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