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πŸ“ MULTICS operating system

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πŸ”„ Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. In what year did the design of the MULTICS operating system begin?

πŸ”Ή A. 1963
πŸ”Ή B. 1965
πŸ”Ή C. 1967
πŸ”Ή D. 1970

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

Q2. Why were protection rings introduced in MULTICS?

πŸ”Ή A. To simplify file naming
πŸ”Ή B. To provide hierarchical security levels for processes
πŸ”Ή C. To increase CPU speed
πŸ”Ή D. To reduce memory usage

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

Q3. If a process attempts to access memory beyond its allocated segment, which MULTICS mechanism prevents it from reading other segments?

πŸ”Ή A. Multilevel feedback queue
πŸ”Ή B. Second‑chance algorithm
πŸ”Ή C. Protection rings
πŸ”Ή D. Paged‑segmentation hardware

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

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