Processor Manager Quiz - IT 2A

A process is an inactive unit, such as a file stored on a disk.

• True

• False

Most computer programs alternate between CPU cycles and I/O cycles.

• True

• False

The Processor Manager is a composite of two submanagers: one in charge of job scheduling and the other in charge of program scheduling.

• True

• False

First-come, first-served (FCFS) is a preemptive scheduling algorithm that handles jobs according to their arrival time.

• True

• False

The process state contains all of the data about the job needed by the operating system to manage the processing of the job.

• True

• False

Each job is uniquely identified by the user's identification and a pointer connecting it to its descriptor.

• True

• False

What does the Job Scheduler seek to do when scheduling jobs?

• run all CPU intensive jobs first

• run all I/O intensive jobs first

• balance CPU and I/O intensive jobs

• run the quickest jobs first

The transition from one job or process status to another is initiated by either the Job Scheduler or the Process Scheduler.

• True

• False

The Process Scheduler often uses a timing mechanism and periodically interrupts running processes when a predetermined slice of time has expired.

• True

• False

After a job has been placed on the READY queue by the Job Scheduler, the Process Scheduler takes over.

• True

• False