Operating Systems Questions

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What are system calls?

Answer

System calls provide the interface between a process and the operating system. System calls for modern Microsoft windows platforms are part of the win32 API, which is available for all the compilers written for Microsoft windows.

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What is an idle thread?

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The special thread a dispatcher will execute when no ready thread is found.

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What is the difference between Compiler and Interpreter?

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An interpreter reads one instruction at a time and carries out the actions implied by that instruction. It does not perform any translation. But a compiler translates the entire instructions.

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What are the various components of a computer system?

Answer

1.The hardware


2.The operating system


3.The application programs


4.The users.

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The Microsoft Access wildcards are ____ and ____ .

A) asterisk (*); percent sign (%)   B) percent sign (%); underscore (_)  
C) underscore(_); question mark (?) D) question mark (?); asterisk (*)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) question mark (?); asterisk (*)

Explanation:
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