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Applied Operating Systems Exam Questions

The document is a past exam paper for an Operating Systems course at Pokhara University. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of key operating systems concepts including: 1. The benefits of virtual machines and an explanation of the different states a process can be in during its lifecycle and the transitions between states. 2. Algorithms for process scheduling including calculating waiting time and turnaround time using Shortest Remaining Time First and Round Robin algorithms for a given workload. 3. Algorithms for deadlock detection when multiple instances of a resource type are present. 4. The use of semaphores to solve critical section problems and definitions of minimum conditions for deadlock and the resource allocation graph

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Applied Operating Systems Exam Questions

The document is a past exam paper for an Operating Systems course at Pokhara University. It contains multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of key operating systems concepts including: 1. The benefits of virtual machines and an explanation of the different states a process can be in during its lifecycle and the transitions between states. 2. Algorithms for process scheduling including calculating waiting time and turnaround time using Shortest Remaining Time First and Round Robin algorithms for a given workload. 3. Algorithms for deadlock detection when multiple instances of a resource type are present. 4. The use of semaphores to solve critical section problems and definitions of minimum conditions for deadlock and the resource allocation graph

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