10 Questions
What is the fundamental principle of process execution that CPU scheduling relies on?
The cycle of CPU execution and I/O wait
What is the purpose of a hardware clock generating interrupts periodically?
To give each process on a multiprogrammed machine a fair share of the CPU
What is the term for the switch of the CPU from one process to another?
Context switch
Under what circumstances do CPU scheduling decisions take place?
When a process switches between running, waiting, or ready states, or when a process terminates
What is the primary reason for a process switching from the running state to the waiting state?
I/O request or invocation of wait for the termination of one of the child processes
What is the significance of the ready state in process management?
It allows a process to be scheduled to run on the CPU
How does the operating system schedule all processes in main memory?
Using a scheduling algorithm
What is the purpose of preemptive scheduling in process management?
To ensure that the CPU is allocated fairly among all processes
What happens when a process switches from the waiting state to the ready state?
Completion of I/O
What is the ultimate goal of CPU scheduling in process management?
To ensure that each process on a multiprogrammed machine gets a fair share of the CPU
This quiz covers the basics of main memory management in operating systems, including the structure of main memory and the role of the operating system in managing it. It also touches on process communication and deadlock handling. Test your knowledge of these fundamental concepts!
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