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The document contains a series of operating systems lab exam questions and answers covering topics such as process creation, scheduling algorithms, memory management, threading, and system calls. Each question presents a code snippet or scenario, followed by multiple-choice answers with the correct answer indicated. The questions assess knowledge of fundamental operating system concepts and programming in C.

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The document contains a series of operating systems lab exam questions and answers covering topics such as process creation, scheduling algorithms, memory management, threading, and system calls. Each question presents a code snippet or scenario, followed by multiple-choice answers with the correct answer indicated. The questions assess knowledge of fundamental operating system concepts and programming in C.

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Operating Systems Lab Exam Questions

1. Q1. What will be the output of the following code?


#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
fork();
printf("OS\n");
return 0;
}

 A. OS
 B. OS OS
 C. Compile error
 D. Runtime error

Answer: B

2. Q2. What does the following program simulate?


#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main() {
int pid = fork();
if (pid > 0)
sleep(10);
else
exit(0);
}

 A. Orphan process
 B. Zombie process
 C. Deadlock
 D. Parent-child loop

Answer: A

3. Q3. What is the correct behavior of this wait() function?


#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
int pid = fork();
if (pid == 0)
printf("Child\n");
else {
wait(NULL);
printf("Parent\n");
}
}

 A. Parent executes first


 B. Child executes first, then parent
 C. Both at the same time
 D. Infinite wait

Answer: B

4. Q4. What is the function of exec() in the context below?


#include <unistd.h>
int main() {
char *args[] = {"/bin/ls", "-l", NULL};
execv(args[0], args);
return 0;
}

 A. Creates a new process


 B. Replaces current process image
 C. Terminates process
 D. Lists all processes

Answer: B

5. Q5. What does this Round Robin scheduling simulation represent?


struct Process {
int pid, bt, rt;
};

 A. SJF scheduling
 B. FCFS scheduling
 C. Round Robin scheduling
 D. Priority Scheduling

Answer: C
6. Q6. Identify the correct scheduling logic in this snippet:
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
if (arrival[i] < arrival[min] && !completed[i])
min = i;

 A. FCFS
 B. Round Robin
 C. Priority Scheduling
 D. SJF Non-preemptive

Answer: D

7. Q7. What will this shared memory code do?


int shm_id = shmget(IPC_PRIVATE, 1024, IPC_CREAT | 0666);
char* str = (char*) shmat(shm_id, NULL, 0);
strcpy(str, "Hello Shared Memory");

 A. Writes to a file
 B. Writes to stack
 C. Writes to shared memory segment
 D. Writes to socket

Answer: C

8. Q8. What happens in the following multithreading code?


pthread_t t;
pthread_create(&t, NULL, NULL, NULL);

 A. Compiles and runs


 B. Compilation error
 C. Segmentation fault
 D. Thread prints message

Answer: B

9. Q9. In this producer-consumer code, what is the role of the semaphore?


sem_wait(&empty);
// critical section
sem_post(&full);

 A. Ensure atomicity
 B. Handle memory allocation
 C. Manage CPU scheduling
 D. Prevent deadlock

Answer: A

10. Q10. Which of the following memory allocation strategy does this simulate?
int memory[5] = {100, 500, 200, 300, 600};
// Logic: allocate to the first block that fits

 A. Best-Fit
 B. First-Fit
 C. Worst-Fit
 D. Paging

Answer: B

11. Q11. Which of these is a result of not releasing mutex properly in threads?
pthread_mutex_lock(&m);
// critical section without unlock

 A. Deadlock
 B. Race condition
 C. Compilation error
 D. Nothing

Answer: A

12. Q12. What will this shell command executed via system() do?
system("touch test.txt");

 A. Removes file
 B. Creates empty file
 C. Edits file
 D. Lists files

Answer: B

13. Q13. What does this paging algorithm represent?


for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
if (page[i] not in frame) {
replace using FIFO logic
}
}

 A. Optimal
 B. LRU
 C. FIFO
 D. Clock

Answer: C

14. Q14. What happens if this C file handling code tries to read a non-existent file?
FILE *f = fopen("data.txt", "r");

 A. Creates file
 B. Returns NULL
 C. Crashes
 D. Infinite loop

Answer: B

15. Q15. What will be printed by this thread function?


void* print(void* arg) {
printf("%s\n", (char*)arg);
return NULL;
}
pthread_create(&t, NULL, print, "Threading");

 A. Error
 B. Threading
 C. %s
 D. Nothing

Answer: B

16. Q16. What does this shell command from C do?


system("ps -e");

 A. Kills processes
 B. Lists all running processes
 C. Starts processes
 D. Compiles code
Answer: B

17. Q17. What will happen in this deadlock code?


pthread_mutex_lock(&m1);
pthread_mutex_lock(&m2);
// ...
pthread_mutex_unlock(&m2);
pthread_mutex_unlock(&m1);

In another thread:
pthread_mutex_lock(&m2);
pthread_mutex_lock(&m1);

 A. Compiles
 B. Runtime error
 C. Deadlock possibility
 D. No issue

Answer: C

18. Q18. What is the output of this command used inside a C program?
system("ls > list.txt");

 A. Deletes list.txt
 B. Writes directory listing to list.txt
 C. Shows directory on screen
 D. Crashes system

Answer: B

19. Q19. Which of the following is a valid way to terminate a process in C?

 A. exit()
 B. kill(pid, SIGTERM)
 C. abort()
 D. All of the above

Answer: D

20. Q20. Which system call creates a new process in Linux?


 A. fork()
 B. clone()
 C. exec()
 D. Both A and B

Answer: D

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