Operating Systems Questions asked in HCL

June 24, 2019

Question 1

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Which of the following functions is(are) performed by the loader?

allocate space in memory for the programs and resolve symbolic references between object decks

allocate space in memory for the programs and resolve symbolic references between object decks

adjust all address dependent locations, such as address constants, to correspond to the allocated space.

adjust all address dependent locations, such as address constants, to correspond to the allocated space.

physically place the machine instructions and data into memory.

physically place the machine instructions and data into memory.

All of the above

All of the above

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 2

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User-Friendly Systems are:

required for object-oriented programming

required for object-oriented programming

easy to develop

easy to develop

common among traditional mainframe operating systems

common among traditional mainframe operating systems

becoming more common

becoming more common

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 3

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Which of the following addressing modes, facilitates access to an operand whose location is defined relative to the beginning of the data structure in which it appears?

ascending

ascending

sorting

sorting

index

index

indirect

indirect

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 4

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Which of the following rules out the use of GO TO?

Flowchart

Flowchart

HIPO-DIAGRAMS

HIPO-DIAGRAMS

Nassi-Shneiderman diagram

Nassi-Shneiderman diagram

All of the above

All of the above

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 5

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Which of the following are loaded into main memory when the computer is booted?

internal command instructions

internal command instructions

external command instructions

external command instructions

utility programs

utility programs

word processing instructions

word processing instructions

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 6

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Which of the following software types is used to simplify using systems software?

spreadsheet

spreadsheet

operating environment

operating environment

timesharing

timesharing

multitasking

multitasking

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 7

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Semaphores

synchronize critical resources to prevent deadlock

synchronize critical resources to prevent deadlock

synchronize critical resources to prevent contention

synchronize critical resources to prevent contention

are used to do I/O

are used to do I/O

are used for memory management

are used for memory management

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 8

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In analyzing the compilation of PL/I program, the description "resolving symbolic address (labels) and generating machine language" is associated with

Assembly and output

Assembly and output

Code generation

Code generation

Storage assignment

Storage assignment

Syntax analysis

Syntax analysis

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 9

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Round-robin scheduling

allows interactive tasks quicker access to the processor

allows interactive tasks quicker access to the processor

is quite complex to implement

is quite complex to implement

gives each task the same chance at the processor

gives each task the same chance at the processor

allows processor-bound tasks more time in the processor

allows processor-bound tasks more time in the processor

None of the above

None of the above

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Question 10

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If you do not know which version of MS-DOS you are working with, which command will you use after having booted your operating system?

FORMAT command

FORMAT command

DIR command

DIR command

VER command

VER command

DISK command

DISK command

None of the above

None of the above

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