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For multiprogramming operating system

  • special support from processor is essential
  • special support from processor is not essential
  • cache memory is essential
  • none of above
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1. Reference bit is used for

  • Implementing LRU page replacement algorithm
  • Implementing NRU algorithm
  • To check the page table entry in the cache memory
  • none of above

2. In which scheduling policies, context switching never takes place

  • FCFS
  • round robin
  • Shortest job first
  • Pre-empitive

3. Main function of shared memory is:

  • to use primary memory efficently
  • to do intra process communication
  • to do inter process communication
  • none of above

4. Which technique is used by operating systems to execute several programs concurrently by switching back and forth

  • Partitioning
  • Multitasking
  • Windowing
  • Paging

5. The part of machine level instruction, which tells the central processor what has to be done, is

  • Operation code
  • Address
  • Locator
  • Flip-Flop
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