April
1999 QUESTION 1 (Compulsory) Total Marks: 20 Marks |
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| (a) | Define the term external fragmentation.
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| (b) | Define the term shell in the context of
operating systems.
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| (c) | Define the term block device.
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| (d) | Define the term object code optimization.
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| (e) | Define the term archive file.
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| (f) | Define the term high hit rate.
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| (g) | Define the term folding in the context
of indirect addressing.
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| (h) | Define the term synonym.
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| (i) | Define the term overflow data area.
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| (j) | Define the term absolute path.
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