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Operating Systems

Quiz by Teran Subasinghe

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  • Q1
    In the context of operating systems, what does a process in the 'waiting' state indicate?
    The process is waiting for a particular event to occur.
    The process is currently executing instructions.
    The process has finished execution.
    The process has been terminated.
    30s
  • Q2
    What happens when a process transitions from the 'running' state to the 'blocked' state in an operating system?
    The process is waiting for a resource (such as I/O) to become available.
    The process has completed its execution.
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    The process has been terminated.
    30s
  • Q3
    What does it mean when a process transitions from the 'ready' state to the 'running' state in an operating system?
    The process has completed its execution.
    The process is waiting for a resource to become available.
    The process has been selected by the scheduler to execute on the CPU.
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    30s
  • Q4
    What occurs when a process transitions from the 'blocked' state to the 'ready' state in an operating system?
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    The process is ready to continue execution after the required resource becomes available.
    The process has completed its execution.
    The process has been terminated.
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the purpose of the 'terminated' state in the context of operating systems?
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    The process is currently executing instructions.
    The process has finished executing and has been removed from the system.
    The process is waiting for a resource to become available.
    30s
  • Q6
    What happens when a process transitions from the 'running' state to the 'ready' state in an operating system?
    The process has completed its execution.
    The process voluntarily yields the CPU to allow another process to run.
    The process is waiting for a resource to become available.
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    30s
  • Q7
    What does it mean when a process transitions from the 'ready' state to the 'blocked' state in an operating system?
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    The process is waiting for a specific event or resource to become available before it can continue execution.
    The process has completed its execution.
    The process is currently executing instructions.
    30s
  • Q8
    What does it mean when a process transitions from the 'blocked' state to the 'terminated' state in an operating system?
    The process is currently executing instructions.
    The process has encountered an error and stopped.
    The process has finished executing and has been removed from the system.
    The process is waiting for a resource to become available.
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the purpose of the 'ready' state in the context of operating systems?
    The process has completed its execution.
    The process is prepared to run and is waiting to be assigned to a CPU core.
    The process has been terminated.
    The process is waiting for a resource to become available.
    30s
  • Q10
    What is the purpose of the bootloader in the operating system booting process?
    To load the operating system kernel into memory
    To handle user authentication
    To run application software
    To manage peripheral devices
    30s
  • Q11
    What role does the kernel play in the operating system booting process?
    Managing hardware resources and providing essential services to applications
    Initiating the BIOS
    Interpreting system commands
    Executing user programs
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the purpose of the init process in the operating system booting process?
    It loads the bootloader into memory
    It manages peripheral devices
    It performs hardware checks
    It initializes the system services and starts the user interface
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the purpose of the POST (Power-On Self Test) during the operating system booting process?
    To launch the system initialization process
    To load the operating system kernel into memory
    To perform diagnostics on hardware components and ensure they are functioning properly
    To authenticate user credentials
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the purpose of the firmware in the operating system booting process?
    To store user data and application files
    To provide initial instructions for hardware initialization and booting the operating system
    To manage system processes and services
    To interpret user commands and execute programs
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the primary function of an operating system?
    Running software applications
    Managing computer hardware
    Designing computer networks
    Creating user interfaces
    30s

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