Operating System MCQs with Answers
Practice important Operating System MCQs with answers and explanations.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q971: The largest segment size supported by MULTICS is _______.
- A: 1 KB
- B: 16 KB
- C: 2^16 bytes
- D: 2^18 bytes
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C
Q972: In the GE 345 processor, how many pages can a segment have if the page size is 1 KB and the segment is 5096 bytes?
- A: 3
- B: 5
- C: 64
- D: 2
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B
Q973: MULTICS used a CPU with a 34-bit logical address. How many bits were used for the segment number?
- A: 16 bits
- B: 18 bits
- C: 32 bits
- D: 34 bits
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B
Q974: The MULTICS system used a page size of _______.
- A: 512 bytes
- B: 1 KB
- C: 2 KB
- D: 4 KB
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B
Q975: In paged segmentation, what does the segment table entry contain?
- A: Segment number and offset
- B: Segment length and page-table base
- C: Page size and frame number
- D: Page table and segment offset
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B
Q976: The hardware support needed for logical to physical address translation in paged segmentation involves the use of which two values?
- A: Segment base and limit
- B: Page number and offset
- C: Segment number and offset
- D: Frame number and offset
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C
Q977: A logical address in paged segmentation is divided into _______.
- A: Segment number and offset
- B: Page number and offset
- C: Frame number and segment number
- D: Page number and segment number
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B
Q978: What does the segment-table base register (STBR) point to?
- A: The segment length
- B: The page table location in memory
- C: The process table location
- D: The segment table's location in memory
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D
Q979: In paged segmentation, the offset d is divided into two parts: _______ and _______.
- A: p and d'
- B: s and d
- C: s and p
- D: d and f
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A
Q980: The Intel 80386 uses _______ for paged segmentation with two-level paging.
- A: 64-bit logical address
- B: 48-bit logical address
- C: 32-bit address with selector
- D: 16-bit address
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B