Operating System Interview Questions

32. What type of cancellation occurs when one thread immediately terminates the target thread?

• A) Instant
• B) Asynchronous
• C) Immediate
• D) Forced

36. What is another name for binary semaphores?

• A) Spin Locks
• B) Dead Locks
• C) Mutex Locks
• D) Shared Locks

41. What type of kernel architecture does the Windows operating system follow?

• A) Layered
• B) Modular
• C) Exokernel
• D) Hybrid

34. What type of cancellation allows the target thread to check periodically and terminate itself in an orderly manner?

• A) Deferred
• B) Planned
• C) Managed
• D) Structured

31. What is the phenomenon called when a process termination causes all its child processes to terminate?

• A) Sequential Termination
• B) Hierarchical Termination
• C) Cascading Termination
• D) Chain Termination