Question Detail

Main function of shared memory is:

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

Answer: Option C

Similar Questions :

1. Root directory of a disk should be placed

at the fixed address in the main memory
at a fixed location on the disk
at the fixed location on system disk
anywhere on the disk

Answer: Option B

2. 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

Answer: Option A

3. Dirty bit is used to show

Page with corrupted data
Wrong page in memory
Page that is modified after being loaded in the cache memory
page that is less frequently accessed

Answer: Option C

4. A series of statements explaining how the data is to be processed is called

instruction
compiler
program
interpretor

Answer: Option C

5. Creating a job queue is a function of

Spooler
Interperator
Complier
Drive

Answer: Option A

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