Operating Systems
Process Concepts and Cpu Scheduling
Marks 1Marks 2
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Marks 1Marks 2
Memory Management
Marks 1Marks 2Marks 5
File System IO and Protection
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GATE CSE 2024 Set 2
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+2
-0

Consider a multi-threaded program with two threads T1 and T2. The threads share two semaphores: s1 (initialized to 1) and s2 (initialized to 0). The threads also share a global variable x (initialized to 0). The threads execute the code shown below.

// code of T1

wait(s1);

x = x + 1;

print(x);

wait(s2);

signal(s1);

// code of T2

wait(s1);

x = x + 1;

print(x);

signal(s2);

signal(s1);

Which of the following outcomes is/are possible when threads T1 and T2 execute concurrently?

A

T1 runs first and prints 1, T2 runs next and prints 2

B

T2 runs first and prints 1, T1 runs next and prints 2

C

T1 runs first and prints 1, T2 does not print anything (deadlock)

D

T2 runs first and prints 1, T1 does not print anything (deadlock)

2
GATE CSE 2021 Set 1
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+2
-0

Consider the following pseudocode, where S is a semaphore intialized to 5 in line#2 an counter is a shared variable intialized to 0 in line#1. Assume that the increment operation in line#7 is not atomic.

1. int counter = 0;

2. Semaphore S = init(5);

3. void parop(void)

4. {

5. wait (S);

6. wait (S);

7. counter++;

8. signal (S);

9. signal (S);

10. }

If five threads execute the function parop concurrently, which of the following program behavior (s) is/are possible?

A

There is a deadlock involving all the threads.

B
The value of counter is 5 after all the threads successfully complete the execution of parop.
C
The value of counter is 1 after all the threads successfully complete the execution of parop.
D
The value of counter is 0 after all the threads successfully complete the execution of parop.
3
GATE CSE 2019
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.67
Consider the following snapshot of a system running $n$ concurrent processes. Process $i$ is holding $X_i$ instances of a resource $\mathrm{R}, 1 \leq i \leq n$. Assume that all instances of R are currently in use. Further, for all $i$, process $i$ can place a request for at most $Y_i$ additional instances of R while holding the $X_i$ instances it already has. Of the $n$ processes, there are exactly two processes $p$ and $q$ such that $Y_p=Y_q=0$. Which one of the following conditions guarantees that no other process apart from $p$ and $q$ can complete execution?
A
$X_p + X_q < \min \{Y_k \mid 1 \leq k \leq n, k \neq p, k \neq q\}$
B
$X_p + X_q < \max \{Y_k \mid 1 \leq k \leq n, k \neq p, k \neq q\}$
C
$\min (X_p, X_q) \geq \min \{Y_k \mid 1 \leq k \leq n, k \neq p, k \neq q\}$
D
$\min (X_p, X_q) = \max \{Y_k \mid 1 \leq k \leq n, k \neq p, k \neq q\}$
4
GATE CSE 2018
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+2
-0.6
In a system, there are three types of resources: $$E, F$$ and $$G.$$ Four processes $${P_0},$$ $${P_1},$$ $${P_2}$$ and $${P_3}$$ execute concurrently. At the outset, the processes have declared their maximum resource requirements using a matrix named Max as given below. For example, Max$$\left[ {{P_{2,}}F} \right]$$ is the maximum number of instances of $$F$$ that $${{P_{2,}}}$$ would require. The number of instances of the resources allocated to the various processes at any given state is given by a matrix named Allocation.

Consider a state of the system with the Allocation matrix as shown below, and in which $$3$$ instances of $$E$$ and $$3$$ instances of $$F$$ are the only resources available.

Allocation
E F G
P0 1 0 1
P1 1 1 2
P2 1 0 3
P3 2 0 0

Max
E F G
P0 4 3 1
P1 2 1 4
P2 1 3 3
P3 5 4 1

From the perspective of deadlock avoidance, which one of the following is true?

A
The system is in $$safe$$ state.
B
The system is not in $$safe$$ state, but would be $$safe$$ if one more instance of $$E$$ were available
C
The system is not in $$safe$$ state, but would be $$safe$$ if one more instance of $$F$$ were available
D
The system is not in $$safe$$ state, but would be $$safe$$ if one more instance of $$G$$ were available
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