The following statement describes a specific concept. What is it called? a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Operating Systems MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “The following statement describes a specific concept. What is it called? a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed.”
The accepted answer is C. Starvation. The following statement describes a specific concept What is it called a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed is answered by Starvation option C Option A Bootloader does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Starvation Option B Real-time operating system RTOS does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Starvation Remaining alternatives Round robin scheduling fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Starvation is identified Operating Systems questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Operating Systems recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC PPSC NTS and CSS.
- A. Bootloader
Why not A: “Bootloader” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Starvation. The following statement describes a specific concept What is it called a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed is answered by Starvat
- B. Real-time operating system (RTOS)
Why not B: “Real-time operating system (RTOS)” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Starvation. The following statement describes a specific concept What is it called a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed is answered by Starvat
- C. Starvation ✓
- D. Round robin scheduling
Why not D: “Round robin scheduling” is not correct. The accepted answer is C. Starvation. The following statement describes a specific concept What is it called a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed is answered by Starvat
Correct answer
C. Starvation
Explanation
The following statement describes a specific concept What is it called a situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed is answered by Starvation option C Option A Bootloader does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Starvation Option B Real-time operating system RTOS does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Starvation Remaining alternatives Round robin scheduling fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Starvation is identified Operating Systems questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations Operating Systems recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC PPSC NTS and CSS.
Source: Operating Systems Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, operating systems, OS concepts, process management
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