Operating System: File Systems and Fragmentation
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What is the primary purpose of disk scheduling in an Operating System?

  • To allocate resources to multiple processes
  • To determine the order of disk access requests (correct)
  • To manage the allocation of files on disk
  • To handle memory allocation for running programs

What is the term used to describe the wasted space on a disk when multiple files are stored in non-contiguous blocks?

  • Fragmentation (correct)
  • Swapping
  • Serialization
  • Paging

What is the primary concern of Security Management at the User Level?

  • Protecting against malware
  • Preventing data corruption
  • Authenticating user identity (correct)
  • Managing access to system resources

What is the main purpose of the FCFS disk scheduling algorithm?

<p>To prioritize disk access requests based on arrival time (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a process accesses the memory block of another process without authorization?

<p>The data may be corrupted (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the Operating System's File System Management component?

<p>To provide a interface for file management (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of authorization in the operating system at the user level?

<p>To restrict access to system files for unauthorized users (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the consequence of a program trying to access another process's memory?

<p>The operating system throws a runtime error called Segmentation Fault (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of threat protection in the user view of operating system security management?

<p>To detect and prevent malicious programs (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why can't the calculator application access files on the disk?

<p>Because it doesn't have permission to access the disk (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of memory management in operating system security?

<p>To prevent processes from accessing each other's memory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of security features in modern operating systems like Windows?

<p>They detect and prevent malicious programs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of process synchronization in operating systems?

<p>To ensure consistency and prevent data corruption (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which memory management component is responsible for freeing up memory occupied by a process after its execution?

<p>Memory Deallocation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary responsibility of the operating system in terms of memory management?

<p>To minimize memory wastage and optimize utilization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which operating system component is responsible for managing the allocation and deallocation of memory?

<p>Memory Management (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of semaphores in process synchronization?

<p>To manage the synchronization of processes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary benefit of process synchronization in operating systems?

<p>Consistency and data integrity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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