Mastering Processes in Operating Systems Quiz

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Which one of the following best describes a process?

A collection of sequential processes

Something stored on disk

A running program (correct)

An activity of some kind

What is the purpose of a process in a multiprogramming system?

To switch the CPU quickly

To organize software into sequential processes

To enable concurrent operation (correct)

To run for tens or hundreds of milliseconds

What is the difference between a process and a program?

A process is an activity, while a program is something stored on disk (correct)

A process is an abstraction of a program

A process and a program are the same thing

A process is something stored on disk, while a program is an activity

What is multiprogramming?

Rapid switching back and forth between processes Signup and view all the answers

How is the system organized in terms of processes?

A collection of sequential processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a process?

A process is an abstraction of a running program. Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a process?

A process enables doing several things at the same time and supports the ability to have (pseudo) concurrent operation. Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a process and a program?

A process is an activity of some kind, while a program is something that may be stored on disk and not doing anything. Signup and view all the answers

How is the system organized in terms of processes?

All the runnable software on the computer, sometimes including the operating system, is organized into a number of sequential processes. Signup and view all the answers