IKM Operating Systems 2

Question 1

Which scheduling algorithm gives each process an equal time slice in circular order?

Accepted Answer

Round Robin

Answer

First Come First Served

Answer

Shortest Job First

Answer

Priority Scheduling

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of virtual memory?

Accepted Answer

Allow programs to use more memory than physically available

Answer

Increase CPU speed

Answer

Compress files on disk

Answer

Manage user authentication

Question 3

Which file system is the default for modern Linux distributions?

Accepted Answer

ext4

Answer

NTFS

Answer

FAT32

Answer

HFS+

Question 4

What is a deadlock in operating systems?

Accepted Answer

Two or more processes waiting for resources held by each other

Answer

Infinite loop

Answer

CPU overheating

Answer

Disk read error

Question 5

Which system call creates a new process in Unix/Linux?

Accepted Answer

fork()

Answer

exec()

Answer

spawn()

Answer

create()

Question 6

What is the purpose of a semaphore?

Accepted Answer

Synchronize access to shared resources between processes

Answer

Measure CPU temperature

Answer

Manage disk partitions

Answer

Handle network routing