(Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your selection by providing a brief explanation. Each question contains 0.5 marks) a) Uniprogramming typically provides better utilization of system resources than multiprogramming. (T/F). b) A fetched instruction is normally loaded into the Instruction Register (IR). (T/F) c) If a kernel is single-threaded, system calls from any thread can block the entire task .(T/F) d) Solid state drives are less reliable than conventional Magnetic hard drives. (T/F) e) The less-privileged processor execution mode is often referred to as kernel mode. (T/F) f) The Dining Philosophers Problem illustrates basic problems in deadlock and starvation. (T/F)

Question #1 [3 Marks] (Indicate whether the following statements are true or false. Justify your selection by providing a brief explanation. Each question contains 0.5 marks) a) Uniprogramming typically provides better utilization of system resources than multiprogramming. (T/F). b) c) A fetched instruction is normally loaded into the Instruction Register (IR). (T/F) If a kernel is single-threaded, system calls from any thread can block the entire task .(T/F) Solid state drives are less reliable than conventional Magnetic hard drives. (T/F) e) The less-privileged processor execution mode is often referred to as kernel mode. (T/F) f) (T/F) The Dining Philosopher's Problem illustrates basic problems in deadlock and starvation