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
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