Operating System - Study Mode

[#211] Virtual memory typically located on
Correct Answer

(D) Hard drive

Explanation

Solution: Virtual memory typically located on hard drive. Virtual memory is a feature of an operating system that enables a computer to be able to compensate shortages of physical memory by transferring pages of data from random access memory to disk storage. This process is done temporarily and is designed to work as a combination of RAM and space on the hard disk.

[#212] What is contained in the page table?
Correct Answer

(A) Base address of each frame and corresponding page number

Explanation

Solution: Base address of each frame and corresponding page number are contained in the page table.

[#213] Tree structure displays the
Correct Answer

(B) Directory only

Explanation

Solution: Tree structure displays the Directory only.

[#214] Windows 2000 server uses the
Correct Answer

(B) NTFS

Explanation

Solution: Windows 2000 server uses the NTFS (New Technology File System).

[#215] First-in-First-Out (FIFO) scheduling is
Correct Answer

(A) Non Preemptive Scheduling

Explanation

Solution: Jobs are executed on first come, first serve basis. It is a non-preemptive, pre-emptive scheduling algorithm. Easy to understand and implement. Its implementation is based on FIFO queue.