CPU Scheduling Quiz

Which of the following is the first state of a process in its lifecycle?

• Ready

• New

• Running

• Waiting

In which state does a process wait for CPU time?

• Waiting

• Running

• Ready

• Terminated

Which process state allows it to execute instructions?

• New

• Running

• Waiting

• Ready

A process moves to the waiting state when:

• It is selected by the scheduler

• It completes execution

• It requires I/O operations

• It is removed from memory

When does a process enter the terminated state?

• When it is swapped out

• When execution is completed

• When waiting for I/O

• When it is preempted

What causes a process to transition from the running state to the ready state?

• Completion of execution

• Requesting I/O operation

• Preemption by the scheduler

• Swapping to disk

Which state occurs when a process is removed from memory but is still considered for execution?

• Suspended Ready

• Suspended Waiting

• Running

• New

Which scheduler is responsible for determining which processes are admitted into the system for processing?

• Short-term scheduler

• Medium-term scheduler

• Long-term scheduler

• Dispatcher

Which scheduler decides which process in the ready queue will execute next?

• Long-term scheduler

• Short-term scheduler

• Medium-term scheduler

• I/O scheduler

Which scheduler is involved in swapping processes in and out of main memory?

• Long-term scheduler

• Medium-term scheduler

• Short-term scheduler

• CPU scheduler