Computer System Structures Interview Questions Part1

1) Which program gets loaded first when a computer is booted?
1) Operating System
2) Bootstrap loader
3) Device drivers
4) All of the above

Answer: 2
Exp: Bootstrap loader is the first program to be loaded into main memory from the ROM
Level:2

2) System Call is also known as?
1) Monitor call
2) User call
3) Software call
4) None of the above

Answer: 1
Exp: by def
Level:2


3) Modern OS are
1) procedure driven
2) Interrupt driven
3) Function call driven
4) None of the above

Answer: 2
Exp: derived from today’s application OS
Level:2


4) Exception is also known as
1) Interrupt
2) Handler
3) Trap
4) None of the above
Answer: 1 and 3
Exp: alternate names
Level:2


5) The smallest addressable portion of a disc is called
1) Track
2) Cylinder
3) Sector
4) Platter

Answer:3
Exp: by def
Level:1

6) SCSI stands for
1) Super Computer- Systems Interface
2) Small Computer- Systems Interface
3) Single Computer- Systems Interface
4) Simple Computer- Systems Interface

Answer: 2
Exp: by def
Level:1

7) DMA stands for
1) Disc Memory Allocation
2) Direct Memory Allocation
3) Dynamic Memory Allocation
4) Disc Memory Access

Answer: 3
Exp: by def
Level:1


8) DRAM stands for
1) Direct Random Access Memory
2) Dynamic Random Access Memory
3) Distributed Random Access Memory
4) Dynamic Random Allocation of Memory

Answer: 2
Exp: acronym
Level:1


9) An instruction will be stored in _____________
1) Instruction Register
2) Program Counter
3) Stack Pointer
4) Data Segment
Answer: 1
Exp: by def of instruction register
Level:1