1
GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider a disk drive with the following specifications:
$$16$$ surfaces, $$512$$ tracks/surface, $$512$$ sectors/track, $$1$$KB/Sector, rotation speed $$3000$$ rpm. The disk is operated in cycle stealing mode whereby whenever one $$4$$ byte word is ready it it's sent to memory; similarly, for writing, the disk interface reads a $$4$$ byte word from the memory in each $$DMA$$ cycle Memory cycle time is $$40$$nsec. The maximum percentage of time that the $$CPU$$ gets blocked during $$DMA$$ operation is:
A
$$10$$
B
$$25$$
C
$$40$$
D
$$50$$
2
GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Normally user programs are prevented from handling $${\rm I}/O$$ directly by $${\rm I}/O$$ instructions in the for $$CPU$$ having explicit $${\rm I}/O$$ instructions, such $${\rm I}/O$$ protection is ensured by having the $${\rm I}/O$$ instructions privilege in $$CPU$$ with memory mapped $${\rm I}/O$$ there is no explicit $${\rm I}/O$$ instruction. Which one of the following is true for a $$CPU$$ with memory mapped $${\rm I}/O$$?
A
$${\rm I}/O$$ protection ensured by operating system routines(s)
B
$${\rm I}/O$$ protection is ensured by a hardware trap
C
$${\rm I}/O$$ protection is ensured during system configuration
D
$${\rm I}/O$$ protection is not possible.
3
GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider the following code fragment:
if (fork() == 0)
{
   a = a + 5;
   printf("%d, %d \n", a, &a);
}
else
{
   a = a - 5;
   printf ("%d, %d \n", a, &a);
}

Let $$u,v$$ be the values printed by the parent process, and $$x,y$$ be the values printed by the child process. Which one of the following is TRUE?
A
$$u=x+10$$ and $$v=y$$
B
$$u=x+10$$ and $$v \ne y$$
C
$$u+10=x$$ and $$v=y$$
D
$$u+10=x$$ and $$v \ne y$$
4
GATE CSE 2005
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Consider the following C program:
double foo(double); /* Line 1 */
int main () {
  double da, db;
  //input da
  db = foo(da);
}
double foo(double a){
  return a;
}
The above code compiled without any error or warning. If Line 1 is deleted, the above code will show:
A
no compile warning or error
B
some compiler-warnings not leading to unintended results
C
some compiler-warnings due to type-mismatch eventually leading to unintended results
D
compiler errors