Explore topic-wise MCQs in Operating System.

This section includes 5 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Operating System knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Bounded waiting implies that there exists a bound on the number of times a process is allowed to enter its critical section ____________

A. after a process has made a request to enter its critical section and before the request is granted
B. when another process is in its critical section
C. before a process has made a request to enter its critical section
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. when another process is in its critical section
Discussion
2.

Mutual exclusion implies that ____________

A. if a process is executing in its critical section, then no other process must be executing in their critical sections
B. if a process is executing in its critical section, then other processes must be executing in their critical sections
C. if a process is executing in its critical section, then all the resources of the system must be blocked until it finishes execution
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. if a process is executing in its critical section, then other processes must be executing in their critical sections
Discussion
3.

The segment of code in which the process may change common variables, update tables, write into files is known as ____________

A. program
B. critical section
C. non critical section
D. synchronizing
Answer» C. non critical section
Discussion
4.

A situation where several processes access and manipulate the same data concurrently and the outcome of the execution depends on the particular order in which access takes place is called ____________

A. data consistency
B. race condition
C. aging
D. starvation
Answer» C. aging
Discussion
5.

Concurrent access to shared data may result in ____________

A. data consistency
B. data insecurity
C. data inconsistency
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
Discussion