MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

OPERATING SYSTEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

I am writing a new operating system and begin implementing some processor management. Which of the three below underpins the others and so should be the one I start work on first?

A	multi-programming
B	multi-tasking
C	multi-processing
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Types of operating systems The three most common operating systems for personal computers are Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Detailed explanation-2: -Process control block This includes the process state, program counter, CPU scheduling information, memory management information, accounting information, and IO status information. The operating system uses the process control block to keep track of all the processes in the system.

Detailed explanation-3: -A multiprocessing operating system is capable of running many programs simultaneously, and most modern network operating systems (NOSs) support multiprocessing. These operating systems include Windows NT, 2000, XP, and Unix. Although Unix is one of the most widely used multiprocessing systems, there are others.

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