Q.

A user program has to delete a file. The user program will be executing in the user mode. When it makes the specific system call to delete the file, an interrupt will be generated, this will cause the processor to halt its current activity and switch to supervisor mode. Once in supervisor mode, the operating system will delete the file and then control will return to the user program. This is an example of

A.  

Hardware interrupt

B.  

Software interrupt

C.  

Exception

D.  

All of the given

Similar Questions
1.

Which one of the following is the memory organization of SRC processor ? 

A.  

2^8 * 8 bits

B.  

2^16 * 8 bits

C.  

2^32 * 8 bits

D.  

2^64 * 8 bits

2.

Type A format of SRC uses -----------instructions

A.  

Two

B.  

three

C.  

four

D.  

five

3.

The instruction ---------------will load the register R3 with the contents of the memory location M [PC+56] 

A.  

Add R3, 56

B.  

lar R3, 56

C.  

ldr R3, 56

D.  

str R3, 56

4.

Which format of the instruction is called the accumulator? 

A.  

3-address instructions

B.  

3-address instructions

C.  

2-address instructions

D.  

1-address instructions

E.  

0-address instructions

5.

Which one of the following are the code size and the Number of memory bytes respectively for a 2-address instruction?

A.  

4 bytes, 7 bytes

B.  

7 bytes, 16 bytes

C.  

10 bytes, 19 bytes

D.  

13 bytes, 22 bytes

6.

Which operator is used to name registers, or part of registers, in the Register Transfer Language?

A.  

:=

B.  

C.  

%

D.  

© 

7.

The transmission of data in which each character is self-contained units with its own start and stop bits is ------

A.  

Asynchronous

B.  

Synchronous

C.  

Parallel

D.  

All of the given options

8.

Circuitry that is used to move data is called -------------

A.  

Bus

B.  

Port

C.  

Disk

D.  

Memory

9.

Which one of the following is NOT a technique used when the CPU wants to exchange data with a peripheral device?

A.  

Direct Memory Access (DMA).

B.  

Interrupt driven I/O

C.  

Programmed I/O

D.  

Virtual Memory

10.

Every time you press a key, an interrupt is generated. This is an example of

A.  

Hardware interrupt

B.  

Software interrupt

C.  

Exception

D.  

All of the given

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