1.
_______ and ________ are the most common strategies used to select a free hole from the set of available holes.
Answer: Option 'A'
First fit, Best fit
2.
_______ and ________ are the most common strategies used to select a free hole from the set of available holes.
Answer: Option 'A'
First fit, Best fit
3.
The first fit and best fit algorithms suffer from :
Answer: Option 'B'
external fragmentation
4.
The first fit and best fit algorithms suffer from :
Answer: Option 'B'
external fragmentation
5.
To solve the problem of external fragmentation, ________ needs to be done periodically.
Answer: Option 'A'
compaction
6.
To solve the problem of external fragmentation, ________ needs to be done periodically.
Answer: Option 'A'
compaction
7.
If too little space is allocated to a file
Answer: Option 'C'
the file cannot be extended
8.
If too little space is allocated to a file
Answer: Option 'C'
the file cannot be extended
9.
One difficulty of contiguous allocation is :
Answer: Option 'A'
finding space for a new file
10.
One difficulty of contiguous allocation is :
Answer: Option 'A'
finding space for a new file
11.
The real disadvantage of a linear list of directory entries is the :
Answer: Option 'B'
linear search to find a file
12.
The real disadvantage of a linear list of directory entries is the :
Answer: Option 'B'
linear search to find a file
13.
Contiguous allocation of a file is defined by :
Answer: Option 'A'
disk address of the first block & length:
14.
Contiguous allocation of a file is defined by :
Answer: Option 'A'
disk address of the first block & length:
15.
The three major methods of allocating disk space that are in wide use are :
Answer: Option 'D'
all of the mentioned
16.
The three major methods of allocating disk space that are in wide use are :
Answer: Option 'D'
all of the mentioned
17.
In contiguous allocation :
Answer: Option 'A'
each file must occupy a set of contiguous blocks on the disk
18.
In contiguous allocation :
Answer: Option 'A'
each file must occupy a set of contiguous blocks on the disk
19.
In linked allocation :
Answer: Option 'B'
each file is a linked list of disk blocks
20.
In linked allocation :
Answer: Option 'B'
each file is a linked list of disk blocks