Operating System INTERVIEW QUESTION & ANSWERS
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What are the advantages of distributed OS? |
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- Resource sharing
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Higher reliability
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Better price performance ratio
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Shorter responses times
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Incremental growth
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What is the main advantages and disadvantages of multiprogramming? |
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Advantages- High CPU utilization.
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It appears that many programs are allotted CPU almost simultaneously.
Disadvantages:-
CPU scheduling is required.
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To accommodate many jobs in memory, memory management is required.
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What are the types of operating systems? |
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Operating system can be classified into various categories, with respect to the type of processing, it supports. Following are the main types of OS - Batch OS
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Multi-programming OS
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Time Sharing Interactive OS
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Real Time OS
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Combination OS
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Distributed OS
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What are the functions of an operating system? |
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The operating system is a manager of System Resources, performing the following functions:-
Process Management
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Main memory Management
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I/O Devices Management
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File Management
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Secondary Storage Management
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Network Management
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System Protection
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Command Interpretation
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Accounting of Resources Usage by Users in a Time Sharing System.
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