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Windows Operating System Questions

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What is MUTEX ? What isthe difference between a ‘thread’ and a ‘process’? What is INODE? Explain the working of Virtual Memory. How does Windows NT supports Multitasking? Explai...

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  1. What is MUTEX ?
  2. What isthe difference between a ‘thread’ and a ‘process’?
  3. What is INODE?
  4. Explain the working of Virtual Memory.
  5. How does Windows NT supports Multitasking?
  6. Explain the Unix Ke el.
  7. What is Concurrency? Expain with example Deadlock and Starvation.
  8. What are your solution strategies for “Dining Philosophers Problem” ?
  9. Explain Memory Partitioning, Paging, Segmentation.
  10. Explain Scheduling.
  11. Operating System Security.
  12. What is Semaphore?
  13. Explain the following file systems : NTFS, Macintosh(HPFS), FAT .
  14. What are the different process states?
  15. What is Marshalling?
  16. Define and explain COM?
  17. What is Marshalling?
  18. Difference - Loading and Linking ?

Interviewer Evaluation Points & Scoring Rubric

  • 1 Structure answer clearly: Core concept, Practical example, and Pitfalls to avoid.
  • 2 Demonstrate clear communication without unnecessary buzzwords.
  • 3 Relate concept to real-world software development scenarios.
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