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

  • Partitioning
  • Multitasking
  • Windowing
  • Paging
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1. Which scheduling policy is best suited for time-sharing operating systems

  • Shortest job first
  • Round robin
  • First come first serve
  • Elevator

2. Memory protection is normally done by

  • the processor and the associated hardware
  • the operating system
  • the compiler
  • the user program

3. Which is single user operating system

  • MS-DOS
  • UNIX
  • XENIX
  • LINUX

4. 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

5. Creating a job queue is a function of

  • Spooler
  • Interperator
  • Complier
  • Drive
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  • praveen 8 years ago

    Which technique is used by operating systems to execute several programs concurrently by switching back and forth
    Partitioning
    Multitasking
    Windowing
    Paging

    Answer is B

  • hema 11 years ago

    answer is B