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Operating Systems Quiz 1: 15 March 2026 (January 2026 term)

Question 1

+3 marksOne correct option

If the memory map for a device starts from the offset 0x40002000 and has a size of 4096 bytes in a 32-bit addressing scheme, what will be the last address in the memory map?

  1. A

    0x40003000

  2. B

    0x40002EFF

  3. C

    0x40001FFF

  4. D

    0x40002FFF

Question 2

+3 marksOne correct option

Consider the following memory-mapped register code:

What are the access sizes of the

and

registers, respectively?

  1. A

    is 4-byte, and is 1-byte.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  2. B

    Both registers are 1-byte.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  3. C

    Both registers are 4-byte.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  4. D

    is 1-byte, and is 4-byte.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

Question 3

+3 marksOne correct option

What will be the output behavior of the following xv6 code snippet?

  1. A

    Only will be printed.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  2. B

    Only will be printed.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  3. C

    Both lines will be printed, but the order is non-deterministic.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

  4. D

    Parent always prints first, then child.

    (A figure from the original paper is missing from the source site.)

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The IIT Madras BS Operating Systems (Operating Systems) Quiz 1 paper sat on 15 Mar 2026, in the January 2026 term: 18 questions for 50 marks in 120 minutes. The first 3 questions are below. Sign in with Google — it is free — to see the whole paper with its answers and explanations, in learning mode or as a timed mock test.

FeatureOperating Systems Quiz 1 15 Mar 2026 at a glance
TermJanuary 2026 term
SubjectOperating Systems
Course codeBSCS4022
Questions18
Marks50
Duration120 min
MCQ16
MSQ2
Negative markingNo negative marking.
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