1
GATE CSE 2000
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Let m[0] ..m[4] be mutexes (binary semaphores) and P[0] ...P[4] be processes. Suppose each process P[i] executes the following:

wait (m[i]); wait (m(m[(i+1) mod 4]))0;
.......
release (m[i]); release (m[(i+1) mod 4]);

This could cause
A
Thrashing
B
Deadlock
C
Starvation, but not the deadlock
D
None of the above
2
GATE CSE 2000
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The following C declarations
struct node{
  int i:
  float j;
};
struct node *s[10];
define s to be
A
An array, each element of which is a pointer to a structure of type node
B
A structure of 2 fields, each field being a pointer to an array of 10 elements
C
A structure of 3 fields: an integer, a float, and an array of 10 elements
D
An array, each element of which is a structure of type node
3
GATE CSE 2000
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The most appropriate matching for the following pairs

X: m=malloc(5); m= NULL;
Y: free(n); n->value = 5;
Z: char *p; *p='a';

1: using dangling
2: using uninitialized pointers
3. lost memory
is:
A
X – 1 Y – 3 Z – 2
B
X – 2 Y – 1 Z – 3
C
X – 3 Y – 2 Z – 1
D
X – 3 Y – 1 Z – 2
4
GATE CSE 2000
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Consider the following C declaration
struct {
      short s[5];
      union {
      float y;
      long z;
      } u;
}t;
Assume that objects of the type short, float and long occupy 2 bytes, 4 bytes and 8 bytes, respectively. The memory requirement for variable t, ignoring alignment considerations, is
A
22 bytes
B
14 bytes
C
18 bytes
D
10 bytes
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