What does Spooling refer to?
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Operating Systems MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “What does Spooling refer to?”
The accepted answer is A. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes.. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes is the fact required by What does Spooling refer to option A Option B A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes Option C A situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of.
- A. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes. ✓
- B. A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time.
Why not B: “A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes.. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes is the fact required by What does Spooling refer to optio
- C. A situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed.
Why not C: “A situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes.. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes is the fact required by What does Spooling refer to optio
- D. An operating system that executes a series of jobs without user interaction, processing them in groups.
Why not D: “An operating system that executes a series of jobs without user interaction, processing them in groups.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes.. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes is the fact required by What does Spooling refer to optio
Correct answer
A. A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes.
Explanation
A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes is the fact required by What does Spooling refer to option A Option B A synchronization object that allows only one thread to access a resource at a time does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of A technique that stores data temporarily for a device such as a printer so a slower device does not block faster processes Option C A situation in which a process is perpetually denied the resources it needs to proceed does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of.
Source: Operating Systems Official Reference Guide
Tags: computer science, operating systems, OS concepts, process management
Submitted by: MCQsHub Editorial
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