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OS I/O Systems
A character stream device transfers ____________
bytes one by one
block of bytes as a unit
with unpredictable response times
none of the mentioned
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The ________ keeps state information about the use of I/O components.
CPU
OS
kernel
shell
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An I/O port typically consists of four registers status, control, ________ and ________ registers.
system in, system out
data in, data out
flow in, flow out
input, output
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If the number of cycles spent busy – waiting is not excessive, then ____________
interrupt driven I/O is more efficient than programmed I/O
programmed I/O is more efficient than interrupt driven I/O
both programmed and interrupt driven I/O are equally efficient
none of the mentioned
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Division by zero, accessing a protected or non existent memory address, or attempting to execute a privileged instruction from user mode are all categorized as ________
errors
exceptions
interrupt handlers
all of the mentioned
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The kernel data structures include ____________
process table
open file table
close file table
all of the mentioned
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A ____ a set of wires and a rigidly defined protocol that specifies a set of messages that can be sent on the wires.
port
node
bus
none of the mentioned
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The __________ is used by device controllers to request service.
nonmaskable interrupt
blocked interrupt
maskable interrupt
none of the mentioned
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If one or more devices use a common set of wires to communicate with the computer system, the connection is called ______
CPU
Monitor
Wirefull
Bus
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The ______ register is written by the host to send output.
status
control
data in
data out
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