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GO Classes Test Series 2024 | Mock GATE | Test 14 | Question: 23
Consider the context switch of a CPU from the context of process P1 to that of process P2.Consider the following two events in the chronological order of the events durin...
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What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous signals?
A process can receive two kinds of signals classified based on the source and reason.Synchronous are the one that are generated by illegal memory access or division by ze...
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GATE CSE 2023 | Question: 12
Which one or more of the following need to be saved on a context switch from one thread $\text{(T1)}$ of a process to another thread $\text{(T2)}$ of the same process?Pag...
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Operating System(Process)
A process executes the following segment of code: int main(){fork();fork() && fork();}The number of new processes created is
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Multi Level Feedback Queue(UNIX-SVR3)
Consider the following set of processes, and schedule them using the Multi-levelf eedback queue CPU scheduling algorithm as used in UNIX SVR3.P's CB AT Base P...
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Best Open Video Playlist for Processes Topic | Operating Systems
Please list out the best free available video playlist for Processes from Operating Systems as an answer here (only one playlist per answer). We'll then select the best p...
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#fork #threads
Consider the following program segment of C-programming language:#include<stdio.h int main() { if (fork() || fork()) fork(); printf("GATE\n"); return 0; } Number of times...
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Applied Mock Test
A uniprocessor computer system has three processes, which alternate 20ms CPU bursts with 80ms I/O bursts. All the processes were created at nearly the same time. The I/O ...
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#threads
Why the operating system has the knowledge about kernel level threads but not about user level threads?
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Does kernel level threads have separate PCB(process control block)?
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Andrew S. Tanenbaum (OS) Edition 4 Exercise 2 Question 41 (Page No. 177)
Can a measure of whether a process is likely to be CPU bound or I/O bound be determined by analyzing source code? How can this be determined at run time?
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Self Doubt Process State
For a process the termination state lies in which memory? Main or Secondary memory?
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Stallings Book Doubt-Process
Which part of the process image forms the logical address space that is used in paging?
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self doubt - process concepts
Consider we have a cpu whose processes are scheduled using premptive priority scheduling algorithm, suppose a process of higher priority than the currently running proces...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 18 (Page No. 153)
What are the benefits and the disadvantages of each of the following ? Consider both the system level and the programmer level.a. Synchronous and asynchronous communicati...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 17 (Page No. 153)
Using the program shown below, explain what the output will be at lines X and Y.#include <sys/types.h>#include <stdio.h>#include <unistd.h>#define SIZE 5int nums[SIZE] = ...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 16 (Page No. 153)
Consider the RPC mechanism. Describe the undesirable consequences that could arise from not enforcing either the “at most once” or “exactly once” semantic. Descri...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 15 (Page No. 153)
Give an example of a situation in which ordinary pipes are more suitable than named pipes and an example of a situation in which named pipes are more suitable than ordina...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 14 (Page No. 152)
Using the program in Figure 3.34, identify the values of pid at lines A, B, C, and D. (Assume that the actual pids of the parent and child are 2600 and 2603, respectively...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 13 (Page No. 152)
Explain the circumstances under which which the line of code marked printf("LINE J") in following program will be reached.#include <sys/types.h>#include <stdio.h>#include...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 12 (Page No. 152)
Including the initial parent process, how many processes are created by the program shown below- #include <stdio.h>#include <unistd.h>int main(){int i;for (i = 0; i < 4; ...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 11 (Page No. 152)
Explain the role of the init process on UNIX and Linux systems in regard to process termination.
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 10 (Page No. 151-152)
Construct a process tree similar to Figure 3.8. To obtain process information for the UNIX or Linux system, use the command ps -ael.Use the command man ps to get more inf...
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 9 (Page No. 151)
Describe the actions taken by a kernel to context-switch between processes.
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 8 (Page No. 151)
Describe the differences among short-term, medium-term, and long term scheduling.
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 7 (Page No. 150)
Assume that a distributed system is susceptible to server failure. What mechanisms would be required to guarantee the “exactly once” semantic for execution of RPCs?
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Galvin Edition 9 Exercise 3 Question 6 (Page No. 150)
Consider the “exactly once”semantic with respect to the RPC mechanism. Does the algorithm for implementing this semantic execute correctly even if the ACK message sen...
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