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Topic: Operating-system-conceptual-questions / Level: Beginner
1. What is an operating system (OS)?
2. What are the main functions of an operating system?
3. Explain the difference between system software and application software.
4. What is the purpose of a kernel in an operating system?
5. What is the difference between a process and a thread?
6. How does an operating system manage memory?
7. What is virtual memory?
8. What is a file system?
9. Explain the concept of multitasking in operating systems.
10. What is the role of a device driver?
11. Define the term "scheduler" in an operating system.
12. What is a deadlock?
13. How can a deadlock be prevented?
14. What is context switching?
15. What are system calls?
16. Explain the difference between a uniprocessor and a multiprocessor system.
17. What is paging in operating systems?
18. What is segmentation?
19. Define the term "critical section" in concurrent programming.
20. What is the purpose of an interrupt?
21. What are the types of operating systems?
22. Explain the difference between a monolithic kernel and a microkernel.
23. What is a real-time operating system (RTOS)?
24. What is the purpose of the command line interface (CLI)?
25. What is a graphical user interface (GUI)?
26. Define the term "process control block" (PCB).
27. What is the difference between a hard link and a soft link?
28. Explain the concept of mutual exclusion in operating systems.
29. What is resource allocation?
30. What are semaphores and how are they used in operating systems?
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Explain the various page replacement algorithms and their performance implications.
What are the potential issues with deadlock prevention strategies?
What are the characteristics of a resource manager?
What is a real-time operating system (RTOS)?
Discuss the significance of network protocols in OS design.
Discuss the implications of emerging technologies on operating systems.
How does the OS handle race conditions?
What is the purpose of a kernel in an operating system?
What are the key differences between synchronous and asynchronous I/O?
What is the purpose of system updates and patches?
Discuss the role of a network interface card (NIC) in an OS.
What is a device queue?
What are the types of memory allocation?
What is a kernel panic?
What is a task queue, and how does it function?