1
GATE CSE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
For a magnetic disk with concentric circular tracks, the seek latency is not linearly proportional to the seek distance due to
A
non-uniform distribution of requests
B
arm starting and stopping inertia
C
higher capacity of tracks on the periphery of the platter
D
use of unfair arm scheduling policies.
2
GATE CSE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The data blocks of a very large file in the Unix file system are allocated using
A
contiguous allocation
B
linked allocation
C
indexed allocation
D
an extension of indexed allocation.
3
GATE CSE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
The P and V operations on counting semaphores, where s is a counting semaphore, are defined as follows:

P(s): s = s-1; 
if s < 0 then wait; 
V(s) : s = s-1; 
ifs <= 0 then wakeup a process waiting on s;
Assume that Pb and Vb the wait and signal operations on binary semaphores are provided. Two binary semaphores Xb and Yb are used to implement the semaphore operations P(s) and V(s) as follows:

  P(s): Pb (Xb);
        S = s - 1;
        if(s < 0){
          Vb(Xb);
          Pb(Yb);
        }
        Else Vb (Xb);
  V(s): Pb (Xb);
        S = s + 1;
        if(s <= 0) Vb(Yb);
        Vb(Xb);
The initial values of Xb and Yb are respectively
A
0 and 0
B
0 and 1
C
1 and 0
D
1 and 1
4
GATE CSE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
Which of the following is/are true of the auto-increment addressing mode?
$${\rm I}.\,\,\,$$ It is useful in creating self-relocating code
$${\rm II}.\,\,\,$$ If it is included in an Instruction Set Architecture, then an additional $$ALU$$ is required for effective address calculation.
$${\rm III}.\,\,\,$$ The amount of increment depends on the size of the data item accessed
A
$${\rm I}$$ only
B
$${\rm II}$$ only
C
$${\rm III}$$ only
D
$${\rm II}$$ & $${\rm III}$$ only
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