Which of the following is an accurate definition of 'Context Switching'? MCQ with Answer and Explanation
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What is the main advantage of preemptive multitasking over cooperative multitasking?
Correct Answer: Option C
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Preemptive multitasking allows the OS to interrupt a process and allocate CPU to others, ensuring fairness; cooperative relies on processes to yield.
Preemptive multitasking allows the OS to interrupt a process and allocate CPU to others, ensuring fairness; cooperative relies on processes to yield.
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What type of multitasking architecture requires application designers to build yield points inside code routines to prevent an app from locking up the system?
Correct Answer: Option B
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Cooperative multitasking depends completely on applications behaving correctly and yielding execution back to the OS scheduler loop.
Cooperative multitasking depends completely on applications behaving correctly and yielding execution back to the OS scheduler loop.
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Which of the following is a Linux distribution that is known for its stability and long-term support?
Correct Answer: Option B
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Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases are stable with updates for 5 years, widely used in enterprise.
Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) releases are stable with updates for 5 years, widely used in enterprise.
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