Operating Systems Interview Questions
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Explain the positioning time for a disk.

574

What do you mean by a zombie process?

586

What differences are there between a semaphore wait signal and a condition variable wait signal?

550

Explain condition variable.

553

What do you know about a pipe? When is it used?

494

Is non-pre-emptive scheduling frequently used in a computer? Why?

534

Explain bootstrap program in operating system.

557

Is it possible to have a deadlock involving only one process?

574

Name the functions constituting the os's memory management.

574

How does reference counting manage memory allocated objects?

522

What are the different synchronization mechanisms?

548

When does page fault error occur?

568

Why is a single serial port managed with a single interrupt-driven i/o but a front-end processor is managed using a polling i/o, such as a terminal concentrator?

488

Is it possible to have a deadlock involving only one process? Explain your answer.

559

What are the functions of operating system?

578


Un-Answered Questions { Operating Systems }

Why do we need socket programming?

487


Define double linked list?

562


What are the benefits of using arrays?

499


If Media Server fails. What are the steps to be followed? Can anyone please reply for this question Thanks, Ganesh

2553


Differentiate between comparable and comparator.

626






Is runtime broker necessary?

456


Why is my cd drive not working?

508


Can I install linux on windows?

475


Where is run exe located?

505


How do you force delete a file?

531


Explain busy waiting in operating system (os)?

564


List some applications of multilinked structures?

505


Will chkdsk fix corrupt files?

540


What program can open a rar file?

472


How do you check if windows 7 is corrupted?

421