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Describe the Buddy system of memory allocation.

Answer

Free memory is maintained in linked lists, each of equal sized blocks. Any such block is of size 2^k. When some memory is required by a process, the block size of next higher order is chosen, and broken into two. Note that the two such pieces differ in address only in their kth bit. Such pieces are called buddies. When any used block is freed, the OS checks to see if its buddy is also free. If so, it is rejoined, and put into the original free-block linked-list.

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Q:

Stethoscope was invented by

A) Bessemer B) Rane Laennec
C) Henry Becquarrel D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Rane Laennec

Explanation:
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Q:

Small most nearly means

A) Muscular B) Slippery
C) Tiny D) Bacon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Tiny

Explanation:

Small means a little in size or quantity.

Here in the given options, Tiny means same as small.

 

Hence, Small most nearly means as Tiny.

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Q:

Programs stored in ROM are called

A) Firmware B) Software
C) Hardware D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Firmware

Explanation:

ROM stands for read-only-memory.

 

It's used to store the start-up instructions for a computer, also known as the firmware.

 

Most modern computers use flash-based ROM. It is part of the BIOS chip, which is located on the motherboard.

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Which international organization has declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”?

A) Asian Development Bank (ADB) B) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
C) United Nations (UN) D) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) United Nations (UN)

Explanation:

The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the "International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development" to celebrate and advance the commitment of the tourism division to building a superior world.The International Year aims to support a change in policies, business practices and consumer behavior towards a more sustainable tourism sector that can contribute effectively to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Q:

Washing soda is the common name for

A) Sodium Bicarbonate B) Calcium Carbonate
C) Sodium Carbonate D) Calcium Bicarbonate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sodium Carbonate

Explanation:

Washing soda is the common name for Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3). It is also called as Soda Ash.

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Identify the metalloid in the following list?

A) Silicon B) Sulphur
C) Scandium D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Silicon

Explanation:

A metalloid is an element with properties between metals and non metals or the mix of both.

The six metalloids are arsenic, silicon, germanium, boron, antimony and tellurium.

 

Hence, silicon is the only metalloid in the given list.

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Q:

What is Beaconing?

Answer

The process that allows a network to self-repair networks problems. The stations on the network notify the other stations on the ring when they are not receiving the transmissions. Beaconing is used in Token ring and FDDI networks.

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