GATE -1992 | OS | Which of the following is an example of a spooled device?

GATE -1992 | OS | Which of the following is an example of a spooled device?
Posted on 03-03-2022

GATE - 1992 [Operating System]

Question:

Which of the following is an example of a spooled device?

A

The terminal used to the input data for a program being executed.

B

The secondary memory device in a virtual memory system

C

A line printer used to print the output of a number of jobs.

D

None of the above

    

Solution:

Option (C) is Correct.

Spool stands for simultaneous peripheral operations online.

 

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