Process Management

Complete the statement: A process is _

• another name of program

• a program independent of the memory

• a program in execution

• a program that is ready to start

When the program moves from main memory to hard disk, the process is called a _.

• swap out

• swap in

• float out

• kicked out

Complete the statement: A process is composed of _. Select all that applies.

• instructions in the form of program code

• data values

• names and identifiers

• set of data associated to the program execution

TRUE or FALSE: A process represents a memory because it needs memory for instructions and data.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Analyze the basic life cycle of a process. New process , running, and block represents what activity?

• Process creation

• Process state

• Process synchronization

• Process communication

When you turn on your PC and starts programs, instructions were loaded onto the memory and were used by the CPU to execute the boot program. What activity does it pertain to?

• Process creation

• Process state

• Process synchronization

• Process communication

This is the OS task to make sure that no two processes can attempt to execute the same area of code at once.

• Process creation

• Process state

• Process synchronization

• Process communication

When the OS determines the permissions of each process, it can prevent incidents like malwares from deleting files or adding instructions to the OS itself. This happens during _.

• Process creation

• Process state

• Process synchronization

• Process communication

FILL in the BLANK: _ occurs when two processes each require a resource that the other is currently using and so neither process can finish what it is doing. This is also referred to as _.

• Process nonsynchronization, deadlock

• Deadlock, circular wait

• Process miscommunication, circular wait

• Process nonsynchronization, blocking wait

This job scheduler selects processes from the storage pool and loads them into memory for execution. It must contain a mixture of I/O bound and CPU bound processes to yield optimum system throughput.

• Long-term scheduler

• Short-term scheduler

• Medium-term scheduler