Question Discussion & Solution

Concept

The javac command in Java compiles a program from a command prompt.

It reads a Java source program from a text file and creates a compiled Java class file.

Syntax

javac filename [options]

For example, to compile a program named Abc.java, use this command:

javac Abc.java

The correct answer is Western disturbances.

Key Points

• Western Disturbances are responsible for the rainfall during winter over the northwestern part of India.
• The Western Disturbance originates in the mid-latitude region near Europe and the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The low pressure builds up over the Mediterranean Sea and moves over Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan before entering India, and contains substantial amounts of moisture.
  • When these low-pressure systems reach the Indian subcontinent, they are blocked by the Himalayas and rain as snow over the northwestern plains and the higher reaches of the western Himalayas.
  • After precipitation over northwest India, they weaken and are devoid of moisture, they blow as dry winds that form dense fog over the northern plains of India.

Additional Information

• The period June to September is referred to as the Southwest Monsoon period.
  • Southwest Monsoon period is the principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent.
  • This is the summer monsoon period where the southwest monsoon holds away over the country.
  • The whole country receives nearly 75% of its rainfall during this period.

The code for ‘IRONIC’ would be ‘#!?@#&’.

The correct answer is Drag and Drop.

• The action of using the mouse to move an item on the computer screen to a new location is called Drag and Drop.
• Drag and drop is a common action performed within a graphical user interface that involves moving the cursor over an object, selecting it, and moving it to a new location.
• While using a mouse, we can drag and drop an object by clicking the mouse button to select an object, then moving the mouse while keeping the mouse button pushed down. This is called "dragging" the object.
• After moving the object where we want to place it, we can lift up the mouse button to "drop" the object in the new location. 
• Copy and paste are commands in a computer user interface and are one method of transferring data from one location to another. It creates a duplicate in the new location and enables simple data replication.
• Cut removes the item from its current location and places it into the clipboard. Paste inserts the current clipboard contents into the new location.
• Plug and Play is a phrase used to describe devices that work with a computer system as soon as they are connected.

The correct answer is option 2.

Concept:

A process control block (PCB) is a data structure used by computer operating systems to store all process-related information. A process descriptor is another name for it. The operating system creates a process control block when a process is created (initialized or installed).

Process Control is a set of system calls that perform tasks such as process creation, termination, and so on.

Process Control Functions:

• End and Abort
• Load and Execute
• Abort, end
• Create Process and Terminate Process
• Wait and Signal Event
• Allocate and free memory.

Hence the correct answer is process control.

Additional Information File Management:

File manipulation tasks such as creating, reading, and writing is handled by file management system calls.

File manipulation Functions:

• Create a file
• Delete file
• Open and close file
• Read, write, and reposition
• Get and set file attributes

Device Management:

Device management is responsible for device manipulation such as reading from and writing to devise buffers.

Device management Functions:

• Request and release device
• Logically attach/ detach devices
• Get and Set device attributes

Information Maintenance:

It handles information and its transfer between the OS and the user program.

Information Maintenance Functions:

• Get or set time and date
• Get process and device attributes