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D686 Things to know
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST 100% GUARANTEED
PASS
four main functions of a file system - CORRECT ANSWER-Store, retrieve, manage, and secure
files.



memory-mapped I/O - CORRECT ANSWER-A technique where device control registers map into
the address space for direct access.



device driver - CORRECT ANSWER-Software that allows the OS to communicate and control
hardware devices.



process - CORRECT ANSWER-A program in execution that requires CPU time, memory, files, and
I/O devices.



multithreading - CORRECT ANSWER-Allowing multiple threads within a process to run
concurrently.



difference between a thread and a process - CORRECT ANSWER-A thread shares memory and
resources within a process, whereas a process is a separate execution unit.



Thread Control Block (TCB) - CORRECT ANSWER-Stores metadata for managing thread execution
and context switching.

, virtual memory - CORRECT ANSWER-A technique that allows the execution of processes that are
not completely in memory.



demand paging - CORRECT ANSWER-A strategy where pages are loaded into memory only when
needed.



page replacement algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER-A method used to decide which page to
remove when a new page needs to be loaded.



optimal page replacement algorithm - CORRECT ANSWER-An algorithm that replaces the page
that will not be used for the longest period of time.



internal fragmentation - CORRECT ANSWER-Wasted memory within allocated space due to fixed
partitioning.



external fragmentation - CORRECT ANSWER-Wasted memory between allocated blocks due to
non-contiguous memory allocation.



First Come, First Served (FCFS) scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER-Processes execute in the order
they arrive.



Shortest Job Next (SJN) scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER-Executes the shortest process first.



Round Robin scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER-Each process gets a time slice before switching.



priority scheduling - CORRECT ANSWER-Processes are scheduled based on priority levels.



cd command in Linux - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes the current directory.

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