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A thread is

  • lightweight process where the context switching is low
  • lightweight process where the context swithching is high
  • used to speed up paging
  • used in dead locks
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1. A high paging rate

  • may cause a high I/O rate
  • keeps the system running well
  • is a symptom of too much processor activity
  • always creates a slow system

2. Which is single user operating system

  • MS-DOS
  • UNIX
  • XENIX
  • LINUX

3. Which of following is not a condition of Dead Lock ?

  • Mutual Exclusion
  • No Preemption
  • Hold and Wait
  • Data Transfer

4. Dynamic allocation of storage areas with VSAM files is accomplished by

  • hashing
  • control splits
  • over flow areas
  • relative recording

5. Which of the following does not interrupt an running process

  • A device
  • Timer
  • Schedular Process
  • Power failure
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