System Administrator 2026
What are the two steps of a process execution?
  • A. I/o & os burst
  • B. Cpu & i/o burst
  • C. Memory & i/o burst
  • D. Os & memory burst
An I/O bound program will typically have ____________
  • A. A few very short cpu bursts
  • B. Many very short i/o bursts
  • C. Many very short cpu bursts
  • D. A few very short i/o bursts
A process is selected from the ______ queue by the ________ scheduler, to be executed.
  • A. Blocked, short term
  • B. Wait, long term
  • C. Ready, short term
  • D. Ready, long term
In the following cases non – preemptive scheduling occurs?
  • A. When a process switches from the running state to the ready state
  • B. When a process goes from the running state to the waiting state
  • C. When a process switches from the waiting state to the ready state
  • D. All of the mentioned
The switching of the CPU from one process or thread to another is called ____________
  • A. Process switch
  • B. Task switch
  • C. Context switch
  • D. All of the mentioned
Scheduling is done so as to ____________
  • A. Increase the waiting time
  • B. Keep the waiting time the same
  • C. Decrease the waiting time
  • D. None of the mentioned
What is Turnaround time?
  • A. The total waiting time for a process to finish execution
  • B. The total time spent in the ready queue
  • C. The total time spent in the running queue
  • D. The total time from the completion till the submission of a process
What is Waiting time?
  • A. The total time in the blocked and waiting queues
  • B. The total time spent in the ready queue
  • C. The total time spent in the running queue
  • D. The total time from the completion till the submission of a process
What is Response time?
  • A. The total time taken from the submission time till the completion time
  • B. The total time taken from the submission time till the first response is produced
  • C. The total time taken from submission time till the response is output
  • D. None of the mentioned
To schedule the processes, they are considered _________
  • A. Infinitely long
  • B. Periodic
  • C. Heavy weight
  • D. Light weight