GATE - 2002 | OS | Which combination of the following features will suffice to characterize

GATE - 2002 | OS | Which combination of the following features will suffice to characterize
Posted on 24-02-2022

GATE - 2002 [Operating System]

Questions:

Which combination of the following features will suffice to characterize an OS as a multi-programmed OS?

(a) More than one program may be loaded into main memory 
   at the same time for execution. 
(b) If a program waits for certain events such as I/O, 
   another program is immediately scheduled for execution. 
(c) If the execution of program terminates, another program 
   is immediately scheduled for execution. 

(A) a
(B) a and b
(C) a and c
(D) a, b and c

Solution:

Option (B) is Correct.

Statement (c) can be done in both multi-programmed OS and as well as uni programmed OS.

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