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Chapter 5 CPU Scheduling and Memory Management Quiz

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What is the main concern regarding the CPU burst distribution?

The duration of CPU bursts (correct)

The frequency of CPU bursts per process

The distribution of CPU bursts varies among processes

The scheduling of CPU bursts

In which situations does the CPU scheduler have no choice in terms of scheduling?

When a new process enters the ready queue

When a process terminates

When a process switches from running to ready state

When a process switches from running to waiting state (correct)

Under what circumstances does preemptive scheduling take place?

When scheduling takes place only under circumstances 1 and 4

When a process switches from running to ready state

When a process terminates

When scheduling takes place under circumstances 2 and 3 (correct)

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 Signup and view all the answers

How does preemptive scheduling differ from nonpreemptive scheduling?

Nonpreemptive scheduling allows processes to keep the CPU until they release it Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following scheduling criteria refers to the amount of time to execute a particular process?

Turnaround time Signup and view all the answers

What type of memory can only see a stream of addresses and read/write requests?

Main memory Signup and view all the answers

How is protection of memory achieved to ensure correct operation?

By using a pair of base and limit registers Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

What concept refers to the way in which a user views the memory?

Logical address space Signup and view all the answers