Suppose in a multiprogramming environment, the following C program segment is executed. A process goes into the I/O queue whenever an I/O related operation is performed. Assume that there will always be a context switch whenever a process requests an I/O, and also whenever the process returns from an I/O. The number of times the process will enter the ready queue during its lifetime (not counting the time the process enters the ready queue when it is run initially) is _________ (Answer in integer).



Arrange the following data types available in C language according to their size (smallest to largest):
A. signed long int
B. long double
C. unsigned char
D. unsigned int
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
What is the output of the following code fragment?
int x = 24;}
printf("%d\n", x);
printf("%3d %3d\n", x, x);}

Consider the following C program
The value printed by the given C program is _________ (Answer in integer).
Match the following layers with their corresponding functionalities:
\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Layer} & \textbf{Functionality} \\ \hline \text{Networking Layer} & \text{Data packet transfer} \\ \text{Transport Layer} & \text{Host-to-host communication} \\ \text{Data Link Layer} & \text{Error detection and correction} \\ \hline \end{array} \]In the diagram, the lines QR and ST are parallel to each other. The shortest distance between these two lines is half the shortest distance between the point P and the line QR. What is the ratio of the area of the triangle PST to the area of the trapezium SQRT?
Note: The figure shown is representative

Consider the relationships among P, Q, R, S, and T:
• P is the brother of Q.
• S is the daughter of Q.
• T is the sister of S.
• R is the mother of Q.
The following statements are made based on the relationships given above.
(1) R is the grandmother of S.
(2) P is the uncle of S and T.
(3) R has only one son.
(4) Q has only one daughter.
Which one of the following options is correct?
A quadratic polynomial \( (x - \alpha)(x - \beta) \) over complex numbers is said to be square invariant if \[ (x - \alpha)(x - \beta) = (x - \alpha^2)(x - \beta^2). \] Suppose from the set of all square invariant quadratic polynomials we choose one at random. The probability that the roots of the chosen polynomial are equal is ___________. (rounded off to one decimal place)
A disk of size 512M bytes is divided into blocks of 64K bytes. A file is stored in the disk using linked allocation. In linked allocation, each data block reserves 4 bytes to store the pointer to the next data block. The link part of the last data block contains a NULL pointer (also of 4 bytes). Suppose a file of 1M bytes needs to be stored in the disk. Assume, 1K = \(2^{10}\) and 1M = \(2^{20}\). The amount of space in bytes that will be wasted due to internal fragmentation is ___________. (Answer in integer)
Consider the following hierarchical cache system with the following access times:
\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Cache Level} & \textbf{Hit Rate} & \textbf{Access Time} \\ \hline L1 & 90\% & 1 \text{ ns} \\ L2 & 80\% & 10 \text{ ns} \\ L3 & 100\% & 100 \text{ ns} \\ \hline \end{array} \]Find \( T_{avg} \) for hierarchical or simultaneous access.