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What are global locks ?

  • they synchronize access to local resources
  • they synchronize access to global resources
  • they synchronize access to local and global resources
  • none of above
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1. What is a page fault ?

  • is an spelling error in a page in memory
  • is a reference to a page which is in another program
  • is an access to a page not currently in memory
  • always occurs whenever a page is accessed

2. Which scheduling policy is most suitable for time shared operating system ?

  • Shortest job first
  • FCFS
  • LCFS
  • Round robin

3. Memory protection is of no use in single user system.

  • True
  • False

4. Belady anomaly occurs in ?

  • LIFO
  • FIFO
  • LRU
  • NRU

5. File record length

  • Should be chosen to match the data characteristics
  • should be fixed
  • should be variable
  • vary system to system
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