Operating System MCQs with Answers
Practice important Operating System MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1181: A link created in UNIX can point to files located on _______ file systems.
- A: The same
- B: Different
- C: Multiple
- D: Virtual
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B
Q1182: The mount point in UNIX refers to the _______ where the file system is accessed.
- A: Directory
- B: File
- C: Device
- D: Network
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A
Q1183: In UNIX, the umount command is used to _______ a mounted file system.
- A: Add
- B: Remove
- C: Rename
- D: View
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B
Q1184: In a UNIX file system, a link file points to _______ in the file system.
- A: A duplicate
- B: A symbolic link
- C: A hard link
- D: An actual file
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D
Q1185: If cycles are allowed in a general graph directory, _______ occurs.
- A: No deletion
- B: Dangling pointers
- C: Redundant files
- D: Traversal loops
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D
Q1186: Soft links in UNIX can be created for _______ and across file systems.
- A: Files only
- B: Directories only
- C: Both files and directories
- D: Only directories
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C
Q1187: In UNIX, the file system is arranged as a _______ starting from the root directory.
- A: Tree structure
- B: Web structure
- C: Graph structure
- D: Linear structure
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A
Q1188: _______ is a time-consuming method of collecting free space due to cycles in the graph directory.
- A: Garbage collection
- B: Cycle detection
- C: Link removal
- D: File system check
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A
Q1189: A UNIX system can have multiple file systems mounted at different _______.
- A: Points
- B: Devices
- C: Directories
- D: Files
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A
Q1190: To create a private file that only you can edit in UNIX, the chmod command would use mode _______.
- A: 775
- B: 600
- C: 777
- D: 400
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B