Operating Systems Test 4

    Question 1OS - Distributed Operating System

    What is a Distributed Operating System, and why is it important?

    Question 2OS - User Mode Characteristics

    Why is user mode important in operating systems?

    Question 3OS - Overhead of Context Switching

    Why is context switching considered an overhead in operating systems?

    Question 4OS - Advantages of Kernel-Level Threads

    Which of the following is an advantage of kernel-level threads over user-level threads?

    Question 5OS - Problem with Priority Scheduling

    What is the major drawback of priority scheduling?

    Question 6OS - Resource Allocation Graph

    In a Resource Allocation Graph (RAG), what indicates a deadlock?

    Question 7OS - Optimal Page Replacement

    Why is the Optimal Page Replacement Algorithm theoretical and rarely implemented in real systems?

    Question 8OS - FAT File System

    What role does the File Allocation Table (FAT) play in the FAT file system?

    Question 9OS - Semaphore Problem

    What issues can arise if semaphores are not used carefully?

    Question 10OS - Password Security

    Which of the following practices strengthens password-based authentication?

    Question 11OS - Embedded Operating System

    Which of the following describes an Embedded Operating System?

    Question 12OS - Transition Between User and Kernel Mode

    How does a program transition from user mode to kernel mode?

    Question 13OS - Process Creation

    Which of the following actions typically occurs during process creation?

    Question 14OS - Many-to-One Thread Model

    In the many-to-one thread model, what is the major drawback?

    Question 15OS - Round Robin Scheduling

    What is the main idea behind Round Robin (RR) scheduling?

    Question 16OS - Deadlock Recovery Methods

    Which of the following is a valid deadlock recovery technique?

    Question 17OS - LRU Page Replacement

    What principle does Least Recently Used (LRU) page replacement follow?

    Question 18OS - NTFS Features

    Which of the following is a major feature of NTFS (New Technology File System) compared to FAT?

    Question 19OS - Monitors

    What is a monitor in process synchronization?

    Question 20OS - Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

    What are the two categories of factors typically combined in two-factor authentication (2FA)?