10 Questions
What is the main concern regarding the CPU burst distribution?
The duration of CPU bursts
In which situations does the CPU scheduler have no choice in terms of scheduling?
When a process switches from running to waiting state
Under what circumstances does preemptive scheduling take place?
When scheduling takes place under circumstances 2 and 3
What happens under nonpreemptive scheduling once the CPU has been allocated to a process?
The process keeps the CPU until it releases it by terminating or switching to the waiting state
How does preemptive scheduling differ from nonpreemptive scheduling?
Nonpreemptive scheduling allows processes to keep the CPU until they release it
Which of the following scheduling criteria refers to the amount of time to execute a particular process?
Turnaround time
What type of memory can only see a stream of addresses and read/write requests?
Main memory
How is protection of memory achieved to ensure correct operation?
By using a pair of base and limit registers
At which stage does the binding of instructions and data to memory addresses happen if the process can be moved from one memory segment to another during its execution?
Execution time
What concept refers to the way in which a user views the memory?
Logical address space
Test your knowledge of CPU scheduling, main memory, virtual memory, mass storage, file-system security, and protection with this quiz. This quiz covers topics such as CPU scheduling, maximum CPU utilization obtained with multiprogramming, CPU-I/O burst cycle, and CPU burst distribution.
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