CHAPTER 3 QUESTIONS

Question 1
10 out of 10 points

The collection of program, data, stack, and attributes is referred to as the _________ .

Selected Answer:
C.
process image
Answers:
A. process structure

B. process control block

C. process image

D. process location

Question 2
10 out of 10 points

The __________ contains the basic elements of a user’s program and can be generated directly from a compiled object file.

Selected Answer:
B.
user-level context
Answers:
A. all of the above

B. user-level context

C. system-level context

D. register context

Question 3
10 out of 10 points

The portion of the operating system that selects the next process to run is called the _________ .

Selected Answer:
D.
dispatcher
Answers:
A.
PSW

B. trace C. process control block

D. dispatcher Question 4
10 out of 10 points

__________ involves moving part or all of a process from main memory to disk.

Selected Answer:
C.
Swapping
Answers:
A.
Blocking

B.
Suspending

C.
Swapping

D.
Relocating

Question 5
10 out of 10 points

When one process spawns another, the spawned process is referred to as the __________ .

Selected Answer:
A.
child process
Answers:
A. child process

B. trap process

C. parent process

D. stack process

Question 6
10 out of 10 points

When a process is in the _________ state it is in secondary memory but is available for execution as soon as it is loaded into main memory.

Selected Answer:
C.
Ready/Suspend
Answers:
A.
Ready

B.
Blocked/Suspend

C.
Ready/Suspend

D.
Blocked

Question 7
10 out of 10 points

A significant point about the __________ is that it contains sufficient information so that it is possible to interrupt a running process and later resume execution as if the interruption had not occurred.

Selected Answer:
PCB
Correct Answer:

Evaluation Method
Correct Answer
Case Sensitivity
Exact Match process control block