System Programming MCQs with Answers
Practice important System Programming MCQs with answers and explanations.
Chapter: 99
Q2201:
In a uniprocessor system, processor time is shared among processes in a ______ manner.
A. Parallel
B. Sequential
C. Interleaved
D. Random
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 99
Q2202:
Multiprocessor environment allows running process threads on ______ processors simultaneously.
A. Single
B. Multiple
C. No
D. One
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 99
Q2203:
The Windows scheduler can assign threads to specific processors using a ______.
A. Thread pool
B. Processor affinity mask
C. Memory cache
D. Interrupt handler
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 99
Q2204:
Which of the following can be created within a process to run on separate processors?
A. Independent threads
B. Multiple processes
C. Single-thread processes
D. Kernel modules
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2205:
In Windows multiprocessor environment, all processes run ______.
A. Sequentially
B. Concurrently
C. Randomly
D. Only on one processor
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 99
Q2206:
Processor affinity mask is used to ______.
A. Run process on multiple processors
B. Constrain processing to a specific processor
C. Terminate threads
D. Allocate memory
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 99
Q2207:
Performance gain in multiprocessor systems may be reduced because of ______ between processes.
A. Dependencies
B. Faster CPU
C. Increased memory
D. Network speed
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2208:
Windows scheduler in a multiprocessor environment can run process threads ______.
A. Only on one processor
B. Only sequentially
C. On separate processors
D. Only on the main processor
Correct Answer:
C
Chapter: 99
Q2209:
Multiprocessor systems improve performance by ______.
A. Running multiple threads on multiple processors
B. Using a faster single processor
C. Reducing the number of processes
D. Limiting multitasking
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2210:
To optimize program design in multiprocessor environment, understanding the ______ is essential.
A. Operating system scheduling
B. Network protocols
C. Memory management
D. File system structure
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2211:
A process in a multiprocessor environment can contain multiple ______.
A. Threads
B. Programs
C. Files
D. Databases
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2212:
Windows scheduler can run process threads on separate processors in a ______ environment.
A. Uniprocessor
B. Multiprocessor
C. Single-core
D. Non-preemptive
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 99
Q2213:
In a uniprocessor system, processes are executed in an interleaved manner using ______.
A. Time multiplexing
B. Parallel processing
C. Thread affinity
D. Distributed computing
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2214:
Dependencies such as wait and signal can affect ______ in multiprocessor systems.
A. Performance gain
B. User interface
C. File access speed
D. Network bandwidth
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2215:
Threads running on separate processors can be created by using ______.
A. Processor affinity mask
B. Single-thread model
C. Virtual memory
D. Disk scheduling
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2216:
Multiprocessor scheduling improves system performance but may be limited by ______.
A. Process dependencies
B. RAM size
C. Disk speed
D. Keyboard input
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2217:
In Windows, multiplexing processor time among processes happens in a ______ system.
A. Multiprocessor
B. Uniprocessor
C. Distributed
D. Virtual
Correct Answer:
B
Chapter: 99
Q2218:
Running multiple threads on separate processors is possible due to ______.
A. Multiprocessor environment
B. Single-core processor
C. Network speed
D. Disk I/O
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 99
Q2219:
Constraining a process to run on a specific processor is called ______.
A. Processor affinity
B. Thread scheduling
C. Memory allocation
D. Interrupt handling
Correct Answer:
A
Chapter: 100
Q2220:
Which Windows API function is used to determine the amount of time a process has consumed?
A. GetProcessTime()
B. GetProcessTimes()
C. GetThreadTime()
D. QueryProcessTime()
Correct Answer:
B