Operating Systems

Question 1

Operating System

Answer 1

Allows applications to interact with hardware

Question 2

Memory Management

Answer 2

Controlling the computers main memory

Question 3

Paging

Answer 3

Breaking down a program into a given number of pages

Question 4

Segmentation

Answer 4

It splits the program into two parts and places them in available free spaces based on logical divisions

Question 5

Virtual Memory

Answer 5

Secondary memory that is used as a part of RAM when RAM is full

Question 6

Interrupt

Answer 6

A way to signal to the processor that a piece of hardware requires attention

Question 7

ISR

Answer 7

(Interrupt System Routine)
The processor stops executing its current program and runs the code for the interrupt

Question 8

RR

Answer 8

(Round Robin)
Each process gets allocated a set amount of time, if it does not finish it gets sent to the back

Question 9

FCFS

Answer 9

(First Come First Serve)
Processes are completed in order they arrive no matter the length

Question 10

MLFQ

Answer 10

(Multi-Level feedback Queue)
Uses multiple queues with varying priorities to manage process execution