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Question

A mechanism for arranging controlled access to a shared resource, like a file, is called:

The correct answer is

Lockout

In the context of shared resources, a "lockout" is a mechanism used to prevent access to a resource by others while one process or user is actively using it. Based on the analysis, "Lockout" (or related concepts like 'locking' or 'access control') is the term that most accurately describes a mechanism used to arrange controlled access to shared resources.

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Important Questions from File System

  1. Which UNIX/Linux command is used to make all files and sub-directories in the directory “progs” executable by all users?

  2. In Linux operating system environment ________ command is used to print a file.

  3. Consider the following statements :

    (a) UNIX provides three types of permissions

    Read

    Write

    Execute

    (b) UNIX provides three sets of permissions

    permission for owner

    permission for group

    permission for others

    Which of the above statement/s is/are true ?

  4. Match the following WINDOWS system calls and UNIX system calls with reference to process control and File manipulation.

    Windows

    UNIX

    A. Create-process( )

    I. Open( )

    B. WaitForSingleObject( )

    II. Close( )

    C. CreateFile( )

    III. Fork( )

    D. CloseHandle( )

    IV. Wait( )

  5. What type of errors are not detected by assembler?

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