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What is the purpose of a PCB in a process?
What is the purpose of a PCB in a process?
Which factor affects context-switch time?
Which factor affects context-switch time?
What is the relationship between parent and child processes?
What is the relationship between parent and child processes?
Study Notes
- Process scheduler selects processes for execution on CPU core.
- Scheduling queues maintain ready and wait processes.
- Context switch saves and loads process state.
- PCB represents context of a process.
- Context-switch time is overhead.
- Hardware support affects context-switch time.
- System provides mechanisms for process creation and termination.
- Parent and child processes share resources.
- Execution options include concurrent or sequential.
- Children can create other processes forming a tree of processes.
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Description
Test your knowledge on process scheduling and management with this quiz! Learn about scheduling queues, PCBs, context switching, and more. Discover how hardware support affects context-switch time and explore the different execution options available. See how the system provides mechanisms for process creation and termination, and understand how parent and child processes share resources. With this quiz, you will gain a better understanding of process management and its importance in operating systems.
