OS 2.2(2)

One of this major system resource often measured in "clock ticks".

• Memory

• Network throughput

• CPU time

• External devices

One of this major system resource measured as one joule per second.

• Memory

• Input/output operations

• Electrical power

• External devices

One of this major system resource is a component that can be connected to your computer as either input peripherals or output peripherals.

• Memory

• Input/output operations

• Electrical power

• External devices

One of this major system resource is a common performance measurement used to benchmark computer storage devices like hard disk drives (HDD).

• Memory

• Input/output operations

• Electrical power

• External devices

This state indicates a process is waiting for some event to occur.

• New

• Running

• Waiting

• Ready

• Exit

This state indicates a process is waiting to be assigned to a processor.

• New

• Running

• Waiting

• Ready

• Exit

This state indicates a process is being created.

• New

• Running

• Waiting

• Ready

• Exit

Which process life cycle states that "A process that needs some resource other than a processor for further execution is in a blocked state" ?

• Ready

• Running

• Blocked

What is interrupt?

• It is a special signals sent by hardware or software to the CPU to change the sequence in which a processor execute instructions.

• A process that needs some resource other than a processor for further execution.

• A process to determine which process will own CPU for execution.

This scheduler selects which processes should be brought into the ready queue.

• Short-term scheduler

• Medium-term scheduler

• Long-term scheduler