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Operating System MCQs

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The characteristic of the eye to retain the image for a short time after it has been presented is known as ___________

a persistence of vision
b learning power
c memory mapped input
d none of the mentioned
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402

When will Local playback be used?

a the multimedia data are delivered from a local file system
b a computer next to you is playing something
c a multimedia file is being played on a system in the local network
d none of the mentioned
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403

Multimedia files stored on a remote server are delivered to a client across the network using a technique known as ___________

a download
b streaming
c flowing
d leaking
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404

A media file containing audio or video is downloaded and stored on the client’s local file system in ___________

a progressive download
b regular download
c real time streaming
d virtual time streaming
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405

Progressive download is most useful for ___________

a short video clips
b long video clips
c extremely long and high quality videos
d none of the mentioned
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406

The media file is streamed to the client but is only played and not stored by the client in ___________

a progressive download
b regular download
c real time streaming
d virtual time streaming
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407

Real time streaming is most useful for ___________

a short video clips
b long video clips
c extremely short and low quality videos
d none of the mentioned
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408

The ability to move around within a media stream is known as ___________

a buffering
b random access
c access
d sequential access
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409

What are the two types of real time streaming?

a live & on demand streaming
b dead & static streaming
c static & on demand streaming
d on demand streaming
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410

Random access is not allowed in ___________

a live streaming
b dead streaming
c static streaming
d on demand streaming
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411

The streaming that takes place as the event is occurring is ___________

a live streaming
b dead streaming
c static streaming
d on demand streaming
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412

For a computer to deliver continuous media it must guarantee the specific rate and timing requirements, also known as ___________

a deadline
b quality of service
c period
d burst time
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413

For QOS to be implemented properly ___________

a file systems must be efficient to meet the rate requirements of continuous media
b network protocols must support bandwidth requirements while minimizing delay and jitter
c all of the mentioned
d none of the mentioned
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414

Compression ratio is the ratio of ___________

a the original file size to the size of the compressed file
b the number of pixels in a frame of the original size to those in a frame of the compressed file
c compressed file size to the original file size
d none of the mentioned
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415

Lossy and lossless are classifications of ___________

a multimedia storage systems
b files
c compression algorithms
d all of the mentioned
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416

Lossy techniques provide ___________ when compared to lossless techniques.

a lower compression ratios
b much higher compression ratios
c similar compression ratios
d none of the mentioned
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417

What is the full form of MPEG?

a Motion Pictures Engineering Group
b Motion Picture Engineers Group
c Motion Picture Experts Group
d None of the mentioned
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418

What is MPEG compression?

a stores the compression values of each frame
b stores the differences between successive frames
c stores multiple frames’ values together
d none of the mentioned
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419

What are the levels in QoS?

a Best effort service
b Soft QoS
c Hard QoS
d All of the mentioned
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420

The level that treats different types of traffics in different ways, giving certain traffic streams higher priority than other streams and with best efforts, but no guarantees are made ___________

a Best effort service
b Soft QoS
c Worst effort service
d Hard QoS
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421

The quality of service requirements are guaranteed in ___________

a Best effort service
b Soft QoS
c Worst effort service
d Hard QoS
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422

What are the factors that define QoS?

a Throughput
b Jitter
c Delay
d All of the mentioned
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423

What is the Delay?

a the time from when a request is first submitted to when the desired result is produced
b the delay that occurs during playback of the stream
c how the errors are handled during the transmission and processing of continuous media
d none of the mentioned
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424

What is Admission control?

a the delay that occurs during playback of the stream
b the practice of admitting a request for service only if the server has sufficient resources to satisfy the request
c how the errors are handled during the transmission and processing of continuous media
d none of the mentioned
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425

An admission control scheme assigns a __________ to each type of resource.

a processor
b memory location
c resource manager
d all of the mentioned
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426

A scheduling algorithm can use either ___________ priority or ________ priority.

a static, still
b static, dynamic
c live, dead
d none of the mentioned
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427

The priority of a process will ______________ if the scheduler assigns it a static priority.

a change
b remain unchanged
c depends on the operating system
d none of the mentioned
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428

As disks have relatively low transfer rates and relatively high latency rates, disk schedulers must reduce latency times to ___________

a ensure high bandwidth
b ensure low bandwidth
c make sure data is transferred
d reduce data transfer speeds
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429

Servicing requests strictly according to deadline using EDF may result in ___________

a lower seek times
b lower bandwidth
c higher seek time
d higher bandwidth
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430

The hybrid algorithm that combines EDF with SCAN algorithm is known as ___________

a EDS
b SDF
c SCAN-EDF
d None of the mentioned
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431

If several requests have different deadlines that are relatively close together, then using the SCAN – EDF algorithm ___________

a the SCAN ordering will service the requests in that batch
b the EDF ordering will service the requests in that batch
c the FCFS ordering will service the requests in that batch
d none of the mentioned
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432

The EDF scheduler uses ________ to order requests according to their deadlines.

a stack
b disks
c queue
d none of the mentioned
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433

In SCAN – EDF, requests with the same deadlines are ordered according to ___________

a SCAN policy
b EDF policy
c FCFS policy
d FIFO policy
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434

The three general methods for delivering content from a server to a client across a network are ___________

a unicasting
b multicasting
c broadcasting
d all of the mentioned
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435

Unicasting delivers the content to ___________

a a single client
b all clients, regardless whether they want the content or not
c a group of receivers who indicate they wish to receive the content
d none of the mentioned
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436

Broadcasting delivers the content to ___________

a a single client
b all clients, regardless whether they want the content or not
c a group of receivers who indicate they wish to receive the content
d none of the mentioned
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437

Multicasting delivers the content to ___________

a a single client
b all clients, regardless whether they want the content or not
c a group of receivers who indicate they wish to receive the content
d none of the mentioned
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438

RTSP stands for ___________

a Real Time Streaming Policy
b Real Time Streaming Protocol
c Real Time Systems Protocol
d Read Time Streaming Policy
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439

HTTP is __________

a a stateful protocol
b a stateless protocol
c a protocol that maintains the status of its connection with the client
d a stateless protocol that does not maintain the status of its connection with the client
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440

In the SETUP state ___________

a the server is setup
b the client is setup
c the server allocates resources for the client session
d the client sends requests to the server
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441

In the TEARDOWN state ___________

a the server breaks down the connection and releases the resources allocated for the session
b the client breaks down the connection and releases the resources allocated for the session
c the system crashes
d none of the mentioned
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442

RTP stands for ___________

a real time protocol
b real time transmission control protocol
c real time transmission protocol
d real time transport protocol
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443

The problem with unicast delivery is that the ___________

a memory allocation is difficult
b server must establish a separate unicast session for each client
c the routers must support unicasting
d the clients must be close to the server
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444

The difficulty with multicasting from a practical point of view is ___________

a memory allocation is difficult
b server must establish a separate unicast session for each client
c the routers must support multicasting
d none of the mentioned
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445

To let a client have random access to a media stream with ___________

a the protocol used must not be stateless
b the server must support download
c the stream should give access rights to the client
d all of the mentioned
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446

Which of the following are forms of malicious attack?

a Theft of information
b Modification of data
c Wiping of information
d All of the mentioned
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447

What are the common security threats?

a File Shredding
b File sharing and permission
c File corrupting
d File integrity
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448

From the following, which is not a common file permission?

a Write
b Execute
c Stop
d Read
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449

Which of the following is a good practice?

a Give full permission for remote transferring
b Grant read only permission
c Grant limited permission to specified account
d Give both read and write permission but not execute
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450

What is not a good practice for user administration?

a Isolating a system after a compromise
b Perform random auditing procedures
c Granting privileges on a per host basis
d Using telnet and FTP for remote access
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