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Accenture Latest Placement paper 2013

Which is the parameter that is added to every non-static member function when it is called? Answer: 'this' pointer What is a binary semaphore? What is its use? Answer: A binary semaphore is one, which takes only 0 and 1 as values. They are used to implement mutual exclusion and synchronize concurrent processes. What is thrashing? Answer: It is a phenomenon in virtual memory schemes when the processor spends most of its time swapping pages, rather than executing instructions. This is due to an inordinate number of page faults. What are turnaround time and response time? Answer: Turnaround time is the interval between the submission of a job and its completion. Response time is the interval between submission of a request, and the first response to that request. What is data structure? Answer: A data structure is a way of organizing data that considers not only the items stored, but also their relationship to each other. Advance kn