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Which of the following is not true?

A. Processes may send each other signals
B. Kernel may send signals internally
C. A field is updated in the signal table when the signal is sent
D. Each signal is maintained by a single bit

Explanation: A field is updated in the process table when the signal is sent.

Signals that occur at the same time, are presented to the process ____________

A. One at a time, in a particular order
B. One at a time, in no particular order
C. All at a time
D. None of the mentioned

Signals of a given type ____________

A. Are queued
B. Are all sent as one
C. Cannot be queued
D. None of the mentioned

Explanation: The signal handler will be invoked only once.

The three ways in which a process responds to a signal are ____________

A. Ignoring the signal
B. Handling the signal
C. Performing some default action
D. All of the mentioned

Signals are identified by ____________

A. Signal identifiers
B. Signal handlers
C. Signal actions
D. None of the mentioned

When a process blocks the receipt of certain signals?

A. The signals are delivered
B. The signals are not delivered
C. The signals are received until they are unblocked
D. The signals are received by the process once they are delivered

The usefulness of signals as a general inter process communication mechanism is limited because ____________

A. They do not work between processes
B. They are user generated
C. They cannot carry information directly
D. None of the mentioned

The usual effect of abnormal termination of a program is ____________

A. Core dump file generation
B. System crash
C. Program switch
D. Signal destruction