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What is a process in the context of an operating system?
What is a process in the context of an operating system?
- A program in execution (correct)
- A program stored in a file
- A set of instructions waiting to be executed
- A collection of global variables
What does the stack of a process contain?
What does the stack of a process contain?
- Heap memory
- Global variables
- Processor registers
- Function parameters, return addresses, local variables (correct)
Which section of a process contains dynamically allocated memory?
Which section of a process contains dynamically allocated memory?
- Text
- Stack
- Data
- Heap (correct)
What is the address space of a process typically referred to as?
What is the address space of a process typically referred to as?
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What does the data section of a process contain?
What does the data section of a process contain?
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