System Calls and Program Categories Quiz
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Which category of system calls would typically involve operations related to creating, deleting, opening, reading, and writing files?

  • File Management (correct)
  • Information Maintenance
  • Device Management
  • Process Control
  • Which type of system program is primarily focused on providing a convenient environment for program development and execution?

  • Device Management programs
  • File Management programs
  • Process Control programs
  • System utilities (correct)
  • Which operation would be categorized under Device Management system calls?

  • Delete device
  • Set system data attributes
  • Attach devices (correct)
  • Create file
  • In the context of system calls, what do System Programs primarily provide?

    <p>Convenient environment for program development and execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of system calls includes programs like Create, Delete, Copy, and Rename?

    <p>File management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system call category involves operations like requesting a device, reading, writing, and setting device attributes?

    <p>Device Management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of system programs are responsible for storing and retrieving configuration information?

    <p>Status information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of programs are typically responsible for providing information like date, time, and available memory?

    <p>Status information programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of loaders are used to load programs without the need for modification?

    <p>relocatable loaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of system calls is primarily associated with the operations of loading, executing, aborting processes, and memory allocation?

    <p>Process control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a component typically involved in programming-language support within operating systems?

    <p>Text editors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of programs responsible for program loading and execution in an operating system?

    <p>Load compiled programs into memory for execution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which category of system calls involves tasks like searching contents of files and performing text transformations?

    <p>File modification</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system program is responsible for managing the physical devices attached to the computer?

    <p>device management</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of a linkage editor in system programming?

    <p>resolving external references between program modules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of loader allows programs to be loaded into memory and executed independently of the program's absolute location?

    <p>overlay loaders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of operating systems, which program is responsible for managing files and directories on a computer's storage devices?

    <p>file management system programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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