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  1. The state transition initiated by the user process itself in an operating system is

  2. A.
    block
    B.
    dispatch
    C.
    wake up
    D.
    timer run out
    E.
    None of the above

  3. Which of the following program is not a utility?

  4. A.
    Debugger
    B.
    Editor
    C.
    Spooler
    D.
    All of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  5. The function(s) of file system is (are):

  6. A.
    to provide complete file naming freedom to the users and to permit controlled sharing of files
    B.
    to provide for long and short term storage of files with appropriate economic tradeoffs.
    C.
    to provide security against loss of information due to system failure
    D.
    all of the above
    E.
    None of the above

  7. A public key encryption system

  8. A.
    allows anyone to decode the transmission
    B.
    allows only the correct sender to decode the data
    C.
    allows only the correct receiver to decode the data
    D.
    does not encode the data before transmitting it
    E.
    None of the above

  9. Feed back queue

  10. A.
    are very easy to implement
    B.
    dispatch tasks according to execution characteristics
    C.
    are used to favor real-time tasks
    D.
    require manual intervention to implement properly
    E.
    None of the above

  11. In which addressing mode the operand is given explicitly in the instruction?

  12. A.
    absolute mode
    B.
    immediate mode
    C.
    indirect mode
    D.
    index mode
    E.
    None of the above

  13. The technique, for sharing the time of a computer among several jobs. Which switches jobs so rapidly such that each job appears to have the computer to itself:

  14. A.
    time sharing
    B.
    time out
    C.
    time domain
    D.
    FIFO
    E.
    None of the above