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πŸ“ Atlas operating system

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Practice MCQs for Atlas operating system. Test your knowledge with carefully crafted questions across easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

πŸ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. Which component of the resident monitor reads and executes the control cards at the point of execution?

πŸ”Ή A. Control‑card interpreter
πŸ”Ή B. Loader
πŸ”Ή C. Device driver
πŸ”Ή D. Scheduler

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: easy | βœ… Correct: A

Q2. Why does linking both system and application programs to the same device drivers reduce memory usage in a batch environment?

πŸ”Ή A. It allows sharing of driver code
πŸ”Ή B. It speeds up CPU execution
πŸ”Ή C. It eliminates the need for I/O
πŸ”Ή D. All of the above

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: medium | βœ… Correct: D

Q3. What is the primary hardware limitation that causes the CPU to remain idle even after implementing automatic job sequencing?

πŸ”Ή A. Slow mechanical I/O devices
πŸ”Ή B. Insufficient memory
πŸ”Ή C. Lack of multitasking
πŸ”Ή D. Poor compiler optimization

πŸ’‘ Difficulty: hard | βœ… Correct: A

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