Hard vs Soft Real-time Systems – Real-time Systems MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. What is the key difference between hard and soft real-time systems? (A) Deadline strictness (B) Programming language (C) Memory size (D) Hardware cost 2. Missing a deadline in a hard real-time system may result in: (A) Reduced quality (B) Task rescheduling (C) System failure (D) Minor delay 3. Which of the following is an example of a soft real-time system? (A) Airbag control system (B) Video streaming system (C) Missile guidance system (D) Pacemaker 4. In which system is missing a deadline unacceptable? (A) Soft real-time system (B) Interactive system (C) Hard real-time system (D) Multimedia system 5. Which real-time system can tolerate occasional deadline misses? (A) Hard real-time (B) Safety-critical (C) Soft real-time (D) Embedded control 6. The output of a soft real-time system after a missed deadline is: (A) Catastrophic (B) Still useful but degraded (C) Completely useless (D) Not generated 7. In hard real-time systems, correctness depends on: (A) Logical output only (B) Execution speed only (C) Logical result and timing (D) User response 8. Which application best represents a hard real-time system? (A) Online gaming (B) Flight control system (C) Stock trading platform (D) Video conferencing 9. What happens if a soft real-time system misses many deadlines? (A) System crashes (B) Hardware failure (C) Performance degrades (D) Data corruption 10. Which type of real-time system is more flexible? (A) Hard real-time (B) Firm real-time (C) Safety-critical (D) Soft real-time 11. Hard real-time systems are mostly used in: (A) Entertainment applications (B) Office automation (C) Safety-critical applications (D) Social media platforms 12. Soft real-time systems prioritize: (A) Strict deadlines (B) Cost reduction (C) Best-effort performance (D) Hardware reliability 13. Which system requires guaranteed response times? (A) Batch processing system (B) Soft real-time system (C) Hard real-time system (D) Online system 14. Deadline miss in which system results in reduced quality, not failure? (A) Hard real-time (B) Embedded control (C) Soft real-time (D) Mission-critical 15. Which system is used in multimedia playback? (A) Hard real-time (B) Soft real-time (C) Safety real-time (D) Critical real-time 16. Hard real-time systems usually require: (A) Cloud connectivity (B) High storage (C) User interaction (D) Predictable timing 17. Which system allows occasional performance degradation? (A) Hard real-time (B) Soft real-time (C) Safety-critical (D) Control system 18. Missing a deadline in a hard real-time system means the result is: (A) Delayed (B) Improved (C) Useless (D) Acceptable 19. Which real-time system focuses more on quality of service? (A) Hard real-time (B) Safety-critical (C) Soft real-time (D) Embedded system 20. Which statement is TRUE about hard real-time systems? (A) Deadlines are flexible (B) Results after deadlines are acceptable (C) Used mainly in entertainment (D) Deadlines must always be met Related Posts:Real Time Operating Systems - Hard VS Soft RTOSHard disk, Components, Characteristics, Performance and Hard disk controllersSoft Tissue Conditions MCQsResearch Topics on Polymers and soft matter [Physics]Soft Load Balancer Networking ProjectTime complexity classes (P, NP, NP-complete, NP-hard) MCQs