System Administrator 2026
Which of the following provides a time period for the context switch?
  • A. Timer
  • B. Counter
  • C. Time slice
  • D. Time machine
Which of the following can periodically trigger the context switch?
  • A. Software interrupt
  • B. Hardware interrupt
  • C. Peripheral
  • D. Memory
Which interrupt provides system clock in the context switching?
  • A. Software interrupt
  • B. Hardware interrupt
  • C. Peripheral
  • D. Memory
The special tale in the multitasking operating system is also known as
  • A. Task control block
  • B. Task access block
  • C. Task address block
  • D. Task allocating block
Which of the following stores all the task information that the system requires?
  • A. Task access block
  • B. Register
  • C. Accumulator
  • D. Task control block
Which of the following contains all the task and their status?
  • A. Register
  • B. Ready list
  • C. Access list
  • D. Task list
Which determines the sequence and the associated task’s priority?
  • A. Scheduling algorithm
  • B. Ready list
  • C. Task control block
  • D. Application register
Which can control memory usage?
  • A. Operating system
  • B. Applications
  • C. Hardware
  • D. Kernel
Which can control the memory sharing between the tasks?
  • A. Kernel
  • B. Application
  • C. Software
  • D. Os
Which of the following can implement the message passing and control?
  • A. Application software
  • B. Operating system
  • C. Software
  • D. Kernel