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Semaphores function is to

synchronize critical resources to prevent deadlock
synchronize processes for better CPU utilization
used for memory management
none of above

Answer: Option A

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1. Which process is known for initializing a microcomputer with its OS

cold booting
boot recording
booting
warm booting

Answer: Option C

2. Dijkstra's algorithm deals with

mutual exclusion
deadlock recovery
deadlock avoidance
cache coherence

Answer: Option C

3. Macintosh computer uses

System 7.0
AU/X
Xenix
none of above

Answer: Option B

4. Size of virtual memory depends on

size of data bus
size of address bus
size of main memory
none of above

Answer: Option B

5. To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside the critical section is

12
3
1
0

Answer: Option C

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