Operating Systems General Concepts Interview Questions
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Which one you will use to implement critical section?

Verifone,

1727

Which one is not needed for Multi-pgm. enviornment?

Verifone, Verizon,

1 4305

Advantage of SRAM over DRAM ?

College School Exams Tests, HCL, Hughes, Intel,

7 45386

RAM chips arranged in 4X6 array and of 8kX4bit capacity each. How many address lines reqd. to access each byte a. 12 b. 16 c.15 d. 17

Hughes,

5 10440

process means?

BFL,

2 4472

Thread means?

BFL,

5 12436

linked list is implemented by

BFL,

2 4221

semaphore is

BFL,

4 6023

abcD+abcd+aBCd+aBCD then the simplified function is ( Capital letters are copliments of corresponding letters A=compliment of a) [a] a [b] ab [c] abc [d] a(bc)* [e] mone (bc)*=compliment of bc

NDS, Wipro,

6 10158

A 12 address lines maps to the memory of [a] 1k bytes [b] 0.5k bytes [c] 2k bytes [d] none

Wipro,

10 24653

In a compiler there is 36 bit for a word and to store a character 8bits are needed. IN this to store a character two words are appended .Then for storing a K characters string, How many words are needed. [a] 2k/9 [b] (2k+8)/9 [c] (k+8)/9 [d] 2*(k+8)/9 [e] none

Wipro,

1 6947

Virtual memory size depends on [a] address lines [b] data bus [c] disc space [d] a & c [e] none

Wipro,

3 12134

Critical section is?

Patni, Wipro,

2 5610

If A>B then F=F(G); else B>C then F=G(G); in this , for 75% times A>B and 25% times B>C then,is 10000 instructions are there ,then the ratio of F to G [a] 7500:2500 [b] 7500:625 [c] 7500:625 if a=b=c else 7500:2500

Wipro,

2 6550

What are the basic functions of an Operating system?

1 3777


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Un-Answered Questions { Operating Systems General Concepts }

Which is the fastest operating system?

553


Explain how a copying garbage collector works. How can it be implemented using semispaces?

506


What is called a page fault?

591


Describe all the processes of the OS.

602


Does 64 bit use more ram?

620






What are the 3 types of filing systems?

512


Tell me something about the concept of memory leak?

590


Explain some memory components.

578


Explain the concept of the multi-processor systems or parallel systems?

538


Explain the purpose of the open() and close() operations.

1578


Difference between time sharing and multitasking systems?

566


What are the differences between Real Time Operating System (RTOS) and General Purpose Operating Systems (GPOS)?

578


Explain smp.

558


How often should I run chkdsk?

515


How do I stop apps from running in the background?

503