12 Questions
What is a process in the context of an operating system?
A program in execution
Which of the following is a component of a process in an operating system?
Memory
How are processes represented and scheduled in an operating system?
Sequentially
Which system call is used to create processes in an operating system?
fork()
What is the main difference between interprocess communication using shared memory and message passing?
Shared memory is faster than message passing
Which of the following is used for client-server communication?
Sockets
What is the main characteristic of a process in memory?
It is a Active entity stored on RAM
What information is associated with each process in the Process Control Block (PCB)?
Process state, program counter, CPU registers, and more
What does the New state of a process indicate?
The process is being created
In the context of threads, what is the main characteristic of a process with multiple threads of control?
It has storage for thread details in PCB
When does a program become a process?
When an executable file is loaded into memory
What is the main function of the stack in a process?
Hold temporary data such as function parameters and return addresses
Test your knowledge on chapter 3 of the Operating System Concepts 10th Edition by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne. This quiz covers the process concept, process scheduling, operations on processes, interprocess communication, examples of IPC systems, and communication in client-server systems.
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