Spooling concept in Operating Systems - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the sentence to define spooling.

Operating Systems

Spooling is a process where data is [1] to a temporary storage before being sent to a device.

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Aignored

Bdeleted

Cqueued

Dcompressed

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Common Mistakes

Confusing spooling with deleting or ignoring data.

Spooling means data is queued in a temporary storage area before being sent to the device, allowing efficient management of tasks.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the sentence about the main benefit of spooling.

Operating Systems

Spooling allows multiple programs to share a [1] device efficiently.

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Astorage

Bperipheral

Cnetwork

Dprocessor

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Common Mistakes

Choosing processor or storage instead of peripheral device.

Spooling helps multiple programs share a peripheral device like a printer without conflicts.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the sentence about spooling.

Operating Systems

Spooling sends data directly to the device without any [1].

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Aqueuing

Bbuffering

Cprocessing

Ddelay

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Common Mistakes

Thinking spooling means no waiting or buffering.

Spooling involves queuing data before sending it to the device, not sending it directly.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to complete the spooling explanation.

Operating Systems

Spooling uses a [1] to hold data temporarily and allows the [2] to process jobs one at a time.

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Abuffer

BCPU

Cprinter

Dcache

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Common Mistakes

Confusing CPU or cache with the device or buffer.

Spooling uses a buffer to hold data temporarily and lets the printer process jobs sequentially.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to describe spooling in a print system.

Operating Systems

The [1] sends data to the [2], which stores it in a [3] before printing.

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Aapplication

Bspooler

Cbuffer

Dprinter

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Common Mistakes

Mixing up the roles of spooler and printer.

The application sends data to the spooler, which stores it in a buffer before the printer prints it.