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Question 22

Question MCQ▾

Multiprogramming ________ utilization by organizing jobs (code and data) .

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

decreases CPU

b.

increases I/O

c.

increases CPU

d.

None of the above

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Question 23

Question MCQ▾

Switching the CPU to another process requires performing a state save of the current process and a state restore of a different process and this task is known as a ________.

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

context switch

b.

CPU switching

c.

disk switching

d.

None of the above

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Question 24

Question MCQ▾

The communication is direct or indirect and messages exchanged by communicating processes reside in a temporary queue that is called a________ .

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

stack

b.

queue

c.

Buffering

d.

None of the above

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Question 25

Question MCQ▾

A program becomes a process when an executable file is loaded into ________.

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

CPU

b.

Memory

c.

Process

d.

All of the above

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Question 26

Question MCQ▾

Multiprocessor systems are also known as ________

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

system

b.

tightly coupled systems

c.

parallel systems

d.

Question does not provide sufficient data or is vague

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Question 27

Question MCQ▾

The ________ is a specification for an abstract computer

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

ASP

b.

JSP

c.

JVM

d.

None of the above

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