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[#296] Which of the following refers to the associative memory?
Correct Answer

(C) there is no need for an address i.e. the data is used as an address

Explanation

Solution: The maximum length of any single path from the root directory is 63. An associative memory can be considered as a memory unit whose stored data can be identified for access of the content, i.e. associative memory is accessed by the content of the data rather than by the address. It is also called as Content Addressable Memory (CAM).

[#297] To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside their critical section is
Correct Answer

(B) 1

Explanation

Solution: To avoid the race condition, the number of processes that may be simultaneously inside their critical section is 1.

[#298] A system program that combines the separately compiled modules of a program into a form suitable for execution
Correct Answer

(B) linking loader

Explanation

Solution: A system program that combines the separately compiled modules of a program into a form suitable for execution is linking loader.

[#299] Process is
Correct Answer

(C) a program in execution

Explanation

Solution: Processing is the manipulation or a transformation, of letters, numbers or graphic symbols that constitute data. It's the term which describes the process of the software program manipulating data from a stored file.

[#300] Addressing structure
Correct Answer

(A) defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses

Explanation

Solution: Addressing structure is defines the fundamental method of determining effective operand addresses.