CSC 415 Operating System Principles Chapter 3 Exam Questions With Complete Answers

CSC 415 Operating System Principles Chapter 3
Exam Questions With Complete Answers


A process control block ____.

Select one:

a. stores the address of the next instruction to be processed by a different process

b. is an example of a process queue

c. determines which process is to be executed next

d. includes information on the process's state - ANSWER d. includes information on the
process's state




The list of processes waiting for a particular I/O device is called a(n) ____.

Select one:

a. device queue

b. standby queue

c. interrupt queue

d. ready queue - ANSWER a. device queue




The ____ of a process contains temporary data such as function parameters, return
addresses, and local variables.

Select one:

a. stack

, b. text section

c. program counter

d. data section - ANSWER a. stack




A _________________ saves the state of the currently running process and restores the state
of the next process to run.

Select one:

a. save-and-restore

b. None of the other answers

c. state switch

d. context switch - ANSWER d. context switch




The _____________ refers to the number of processes in memory.




Select one:

a. long-term scheduler

b. process count

c. degree of multiprogramming

d. CPU Scheduler - ANSWER c. degree of multiprogramming




A process may transition to the Ready state by which of the following actions?

Select one: