Real time Operating Systems - MCQS

Question.
IRIS Stands:

Iney Reward with Increased Service
Increased Raw with Increased Service
Increased Reward with Increased Service
None of these

The correct answer is: Increased Reward with Increased Service

Question 
Which of these is true about an open loop system vs closed loop system:

Closed loop systems are comparatively cheaper as they require less components & design effort
Open loop system provides better control in the presence of environmental disturbance
An open loop system can be made closed loop by introducing  and controlling
A kitchen toaster is a closed loop system

The correct answer is: An open loop system can be made closed loop by introducing  and controlling

Question 
RTOS is ________ in nature

timely
memory oriented
high cpacity
non-accurate

The correct answer is: timely

Question 
True for a task vis-à-vis a process?

Tasks are complex compared to processes
Tasks and processes are one and the same thing
Processes can spawn threads but tasks cannot spawn tasks
Tasks represent only a single sequence of instructions 

The correct answer is: Tasks represent only a single sequence of instructions

Question 
Cheddar is written in

 Perl
Ada
Python

The correct answer is: Ada

Question 
In real time operating system

kernel is not required
all processes have the same priority
process scheduling can be done only once
a task must be serviced by its deadline period Correct

The correct answer is: a task must be serviced by its deadline period

Question 
Time gap in-between release time of the job and the time when it completes is

Response Time
Turn around time
Rotation Time

The correct answer is: Response Time

Question 
Hard real time operating system has   ---------jitter than a soft real time operating system

less
more
equal

The correct answer is: less

Question 
The family of processor used in Raspberry Pi is _______

Intel
Motorola
Broadcomm
ARM Correct

The correct answer is: ARM

Question 
Tasks whose execution would begin randomly and within the interval of arrival times of consecutive tasks is known as

Periodic Task
Aperiodic Task
Sporadic Task

The correct answer is: Sporadic Task

Question 
The time T between any two consecutive sensor reading is called

Sampling Period
Response Time
Turn around time

The correct answer is: Sampling Period

Question 
Identify the odd one out:

Periodic Task
Aperiodic
Sporadic Tasks
Non-periodic

The correct answer is: Non-periodic

Question 
The problem of priority inversion can be solved by

priority inheritance protocol
priority inversion protocol
both (a) and (b)
none of the mentioned

The correct answer is: priority inheritance protocol

Question 
In real time operating system

all processes have the same priority
a task must be serviced by its deadline period
process scheduling can be done only once
kernel is not required

The correct answer is: a task must be serviced by its deadline period

Question 
What are the risks and challenges that we should be aware of when it comes to the Internet of Everything :

Privacy.
Security
Network congestion
Electricity consumption at the peaks
All of these

The correct answer is: Electricity consumption at the peaks

Question 
Embedded system does not contain _________.

Sensors
Actuators
Microcontrollers
None of these

The correct answer is: None of these

Question 
System which processes data instructions without any delay is classified as

real time system
online system
offline system
instruction system

The correct answer is: real time system

Question 
The default language supported by Raspberry Pi board is _________.

Java
Python
C
C#

The correct answer is: Python

Question 
Proportion of Real time and Non-real time tasks in a system

70%, 30%
50%,50%
60%,40%
80%, 20%

The correct answer is: 70%, 30%

Question 
What is the top M2M  acronym stands for:

The acronym M2M application stands for Machine to Man applications
The acronym M2M application stands for Mobile to Mobile applications
The acronym M2M application stands for Machine to Machine applications
None of these

The correct answer is: The acronym M2M application stands for Machine to Machine applications

Question.
The EDF scheduler uses ________ to order requests according to their deadlines.

Select one:
stack
disks
queue
none of the mentioned

Answer: queue

Question.
Use of robot by the car manufacturing companies is an example of

Select one:
machine controlled computers
network controlled computers
applicant controlled computers
user controlled computers

Answer: machine controlled computers

Question.
VxWorks is centered around

Select one:
wind microkernel
linux kernel
unix kernel
none of the mentioned

Answer: wind microkernel

Question.
EDF algorithm assigns priorities according to :

Select one:
periods
deadlines
burst times
none of the mentioned

Answer: deadlines

Question.
The priority of a real time task :

Select one:
must degrade over time
must not degrade over time
may degrade over time
none of the mentioned

Answer: must not degrade over time

Question.
What is jitter in Real-time terminology:

Select one:
Variation in a parameter. For example, variation in arrival rates, computation durations, or communication latencies.
An event with an arrival pattern that has a bounded minimum interarrival time with stochastic jitter.
The activation of a task such that it will be considered by the RTOS for execution on the CPU..
None of these

Answer: Variation in a parameter. For example, variation in arrival rates, computation durations, or communication latencies.

Question.
Scheduling of tasks is a very important consideration in RTOS. Which of the following best described the scheduling policy design:

Select one:
The scheduler must follow a pre-emptive policy
The scheduler must not use pre-emptive policy option
The scheduler must not only use pre-emptive policy options with the priority considerations.
The scheduler must not use pre-emptive policy option, but must employ priority consideration

Answer: The scheduler must not use pre-emptive policy option, but must employ priority consideration

Question.
Type of processor in which single task of a particular application is process is termed as

Select one:
real time processor
dedicated processor
applicant processor
one task processor

Answer: dedicated processor

Question.
Chose the statement with respect to RTOS.

Select one:
A real time operating system (RTOS) is an operating system that guarantees a certain capability within a specified time constraint.
An OS is a system program that provides an interface between application programs and the computer system (hardware)
The applications where dependability that a certain task will finish before a particular deadline is just as obtaining the correct results.
Besides meeting deadlines RTOS must also be able to respond predictably to unpredictable events and process multiple events concurrently.
all of above

Answer: all of above

Question.
Keeping a task’s schedulability in mind, which way a task may be scheduled

Select one:
The task has a predetermined time after which it may be scheduled.
The task has a predetermined time before which it may be scheduled
The task has a predetermined time interval during which it must be scheduled any time.
The task start has a worst case delay estimate before which it must be scheduled

Answer: The task has a predetermined time interval during which it must be scheduled any time.

Question.
Time duration required for scheduling dispatcher to stop one process and start another is known as

Select one:
process latency
dispatch latency
execution latency
interrupt latency

Answer: dispatch latency

Question.
if jobs have unpredictable release times, a task is termed  :

Select one:
aperiodic
sporadic
periodic.
None of these

Answer: aperiodic

Question.
Time required to synchronous switch from the context of one thread to the context of another thread is called

Select one:
threads fly-back time
jitter
context switch time
none of the mentioned

Answer: context switch time

Question.
Which of the following describes the RTOS design philiosophy best

Select one:
Maximize the throughput of the system
Maximize the processor utilization
Minimizing the response time
Response within certain stipulated time period

Answer: Minimizing the response time

Question.
Delay and Jitter :

Select one:
mean the same thing
are two completely different things
all of the mentioned
none of the mentioned

Answer: are two completely different things

Question.
IRIS Stand for :

Select one:
Increased Reward with Increased Service
Iney Reward with Increased Service
Increased Raw with Increased Service
None of these

Answer: Increased Reward with Increased Service

Question.
Which one of the following is a real time operating system?

Select one:
RTLinux
VxWorks
Windows CE
All of the mentioned

Answer: All of the mentioned

Question.
In rate monotonic scheduling

Select one:
shorter duration job has higher priority
longer duration job has higher priority
priority does not depend on the duration of the job
none of the mentioned

Answer: shorter duration job has higher priority

Question.
The major difference between a multimedia file and a regular file is :

Select one:
the size
the attributes
the ownership
the rate at which the file must be accessed

Answer: the ownership

Question.
Rate monotonic scheduling assumes that the :

Select one:
processing time of a periodic process is same for each CPU burst
processing time of a periodic process is different for each CPU burst
periods of all processes is the same
none of the mentioned

Answer: processing time of a periodic process is same for each CPU burst.

Question.
System which processes the data instructions without any delay is classified as

Select one:
online system
offline system
instruction system
real time system

Answer: real time system

Question.
Delay is :

Select one:
the time from when a request is first submitted to when the desired result is produced
the delay that occurs during playback of the stream
how the errors are handled during transmission and processing of continuous media
none of the mentioned

Answer: the time from when a request is first submitted to when the desired result is produced

Question.
Preemptive, priority based scheduling guarantees :

Select one:
hard real time functionality
soft real time functionality
protection of memory
none of the mentioned

Answer: soft real time functionality

Question.
Describe which of these scheduling policies is most suited for controlling a set of periodic tasks.

Select one:
FCFS
Least laxity first
Earliest dead line first
Rate monotonic policy schedule

Answer: FCFS

Question.
Designing of system take into considerations of

Select one:
hardware
communication system
operating system
all of above

Answer: all of above

Question.
RM Schedulable upper bound for a system with 4 tasks is

Select one:
0.66
0.95
0.44
0.76

Answer: 0.76 [This has been calculated using Utilization Bound]

Question.
Real time systems must have :

Select one:
preemptive kernels
non preemptive kernels
preemptive kernels or non preemptive kernels
neither preemptive nor non preemptive kernels

Answer: preemptive kernels

Question.
Consideration of storage, input and output devices are considered as requirement of

Select one:
hardware requirement
communication requirement
software requirement
process requirement

Answer: hardware requirement

Question.
If a set of processes cannot be scheduled by rate monotonic scheduling algorithm, then :

Select one:
they can be scheduled by EDF algorithm
they cannot be scheduled by EDF algorithm
they cannot be scheduled by any other algorithm
none of the mentioned

Answer: they cannot be scheduled by EDF algorithm

Question.
Hard real-time system is A

Select one:
system with deadline is very Hard
system with stringent deadlines
system whose deadline is very hard to determine
System whose deadline is not so hard to determine

Answer: system with stringent deadlines

Question.
Which one of the following is the characteristic of a multimedia system?

Select one:
high storage
high data rates
both high storage and high data rates
none of the mentioned

Answer: both high storage and high data rates

Question.
Identify which of these are real-time applications scenarios:

Select one:
An on-line bus ticketing system
Printing of annual report of a company’s annual report
Reconciling a day’s transactions in an account book of a small company
An aircrafts  yaw control system

Answer: Printing of annual report of a company’s annual report

Question.
Hyper period of the following tasks T(e,p) {T1(3,6) T2(4,12)}
Select one:
6
4
12
2

Answer: 12

Question.
Slack time

Select one:
is the amount of time left after a job if the job was started now.
is the amount of time left before a job if the job was started now.
is the amount of time left from a job if the job was started now.
is the amount of time left required by a job if the job was started now.

Answer: is the amount of time left after a job if the job was started now

Question.
The delay that occur during the playback of a stream is called

Select one:
stream delay Incorrect
playback delay
jitter
event delay

Answer: jitter