Quiz: OS Essentials Quiz


OS Essentials QuizOnline version Test your OS knowledge. by Dr. Preethi D 1 What is a process in an operating system? a A type of hardware component b A collection of user files c A boot sector on disk d A program in execution with its own memory space 2 Which scheduler decides which process runs next? a I/O scheduler b Disk scheduler c CPU scheduler d Memory manager 3 What does virtual memory primarily provide? a Hardware isolation only b A larger address space than physical memory c Faster disk access d Automatic data encryption 4 Which component executes kernel code in an OS? a System BIOS b The kernel c Device drivers only d User applications 5 Which memory management technique uses fixed-sized pages? a Fragmentation b Swapping c Paging d Segmentation 6 What is a deadlock? a A single process crashes b A memory leak c An I/O timeout d Two or more processes wait forever for each other 7 Which file system attribute indicates a file's size and location? a Boot sector b Root directory c MBR d Inode 8 Which term describes multiple processes performing I/O concurrently? a Synchronization b Serial execution c Concurrency d Latency 9 What is preemptive multitasking? a I/O bound processes only b Processes run to completion c OS can suspend a running process to start another d Only one CPU core works 10 Which component handles interrupts in an OS? a Interrupt handler (ISR) b Bootloader c Memory allocator d Application scheduler

1

What is a process in an operating system?

a

A type of hardware component

b

A collection of user files

c

A boot sector on disk

d

A program in execution with its own memory space

2

Which scheduler decides which process runs next?

a

I/O scheduler

b

Disk scheduler

c

CPU scheduler

d

Memory manager

3

What does virtual memory primarily provide?

a

Hardware isolation only

b

A larger address space than physical memory

c

Faster disk access

d

Automatic data encryption

4

Which component executes kernel code in an OS?

a

System BIOS

b

The kernel

c

Device drivers only

d

User applications

5

Which memory management technique uses fixed-sized pages?

a

Fragmentation

b

Swapping

c

Paging

d

Segmentation

6

What is a deadlock?

a

A single process crashes

b

A memory leak

c

An I/O timeout

d

Two or more processes wait forever for each other

7

Which file system attribute indicates a file's size and location?

a

Boot sector

b

Root directory

c

MBR

d

Inode

8

Which term describes multiple processes performing I/O concurrently?

a

Synchronization

b

Serial execution

c

Concurrency

d

Latency

9

What is preemptive multitasking?

a

I/O bound processes only

b

Processes run to completion

c

OS can suspend a running process to start another

d

Only one CPU core works

10

Which component handles interrupts in an OS?

a

Interrupt handler (ISR)

b

Bootloader

c

Memory allocator

d

Application scheduler

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OS Essentials QuizOnline version

by Dr. Preethi D

What is a process in an operating system?

Which scheduler decides which process runs next?

What does virtual memory primarily provide?

Which component executes kernel code in an OS?

Which memory management technique uses fixed-sized pages?

What is a deadlock?

Which file system attribute indicates a file's size and location?

Which term describes multiple processes performing I/O concurrently?

What is preemptive multitasking?

Which component handles interrupts in an OS?

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