MCQs of Inter Process Communication (Operating System - 3140702)

Operating System (3140702) MCQs

MCQs of Inter Process Communication

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41.

Buffer is partial empty

(a)	Producer can produce
(b)	Consumer can consume
(c)	Both A and B
(d)	None of above

42.

Binary semaphores can take ___ values.

(a)	0
(b)	1
(c)	2
(d)	3

43.

Counting semaphore can have _______ values.

(a)	0
(b)	1
(c)	n
(d)	-1

44.

Multiple processes are permitted to concurrently acquire a reader–writer lock in read mode, but only one process may acquire the lock for ___, as exclusive access is required for _________

(a)	reading, readers
(b)	reading, writers
(c)	writing, writers
(d)	writing, readers

45.

Mutex is the short form of _________

(a)	Mutual Exclusion Object
(b)	More Exclusion Object
(c)	Mutual X Object
(d)	Mutual Exclusion Order

46.

Pipe performs _________ communication.

(a)	one-way
(b)	two-way
(c)	three-way
(d)	N-way

47.

The process invoking the wait operation is

(a)	suspended until another process invokes the signal operation
(b)	waiting for another process to complete before it can itself call the signal operation
(c)	stopped until the next process in the queue finishes execution
(d)	None of the mentioned

48.

Which is the device that should get the highest priority in assigning the interrupts?

(a)	Floppy disk
(b)	Hard disk
(c)	CPU temperature sensor
(d)	Keyboard

49.

__________ is a condition in which there is a set of concurrent processes, only one of which is able to access a given resource or perform a given function at any time.

(a)	Mutual Exclusion
(b)	Busy Waiting
(c)	Deadlock
(d)	Starvation

50.

______________techniques can be used to resolve conflicts, such as competition for resources, and to synchronize processes so that they can cooperate.

(a)	Mutual Exclusion
(b)	Busy Waiting
(c)	Deadlock
(d)	Starvation

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