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What is the role of the operating system in recognizing CLI commands?

  • The operating system does not play a role in recognizing CLI commands.
  • The operating system converts CLI commands into programs.
  • The operating system stores CLI commands in memory.
  • The operating system identifies the commands and processes them. (correct)

What is a process in the context of the operating system?

  • A process is a program that has been allocated resources by the operating system.
  • A process is a program that is currently being executed by the CPU. (correct)
  • A process is a program that is ready for execution.
  • A process is a program that has been loaded into memory.

What is the purpose of the Process Control Block (PCB)?

  • The PCB stores the state of a process. (correct)
  • The PCB converts a program into a process.
  • The PCB manages the execution of a process.
  • The PCB allocates resources to a process.

What is the purpose of process management in the operating system?

<p>Process management is used to execute programs on the CPU. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a program and a process?

<p>A program is a set of instructions, while a process is a running instance of a program. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'Ready State' of a process?

<p>The process has been loaded into memory and is ready for execution. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Operating System managing the process states during execution?

<p>To achieve higher throughput (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Scheduling in the context of an Operating System?

<p>Preparing processes for execution by the CPU (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the Operating System facilitate Inter-Process Communication?

<p>By governing processes with protocols (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Concurrency in the context of an Operating System?

<p>Executing multiple threads at the same time (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why might a process be stored on a storage device during its execution phase?

<p>If it requires additional unavailable resources (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens if a process waits for resources that are not currently available?

<p>It remains waiting until the resources become available (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What components of an operating system are followed in the User Mode?

<p>I/O Management and Command Interpreter System Management (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which input devices are commonly used to give inputs to computers according to the text?

<p>Keyboard, Mouse, Touch, Joystick (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of I/O Management in an operating system?

<p>Processing inputs from input devices like keyboard and mouse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When does the operating system switch from user mode to kernel mode according to the text?

<p>After processing the input (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two different modes in which inputs can be given to computers according to the text?

<p>GUI and CLI (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which components of the operating system are associated with Command Interpreter System Management?

<p>File System &amp; Device Management and Security Management (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the operating system do when a program tries to access memory that doesn't belong to it?

<p>Throws a Segmentation Fault: Core Dumped error (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the Segmentation Fault: Core Dumped error?

<p>To protect the operating system from damage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a component of an operating system?

<p>Compiler Management (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a type of operating system?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a service provided by an operating system?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the operating system's security management?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of memory deallocation in an operating system?

<p>To free up memory occupied by completed processes for new processes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the operating system in managing free space in memory?

<p>The operating system assigns free space in memory to processes as they need it (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of memory protection in an operating system?

<p>To prevent processes from accessing memory allocated to other processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of device drivers in the file system and device management of an operating system?

<p>Device drivers provide an interface between the operating system and the hardware (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the hardware interface in the file system and device management of an operating system?

<p>The hardware interface is used to connect the operating system to the hardware devices (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the file system in an operating system?

<p>The file system is a method or technique used by the operating system to store files on a disk (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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