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What component of a process stores the address of the next instruction to be executed?
What component of a process stores the address of the next instruction to be executed?
- Program counter (correct)
- Heap
- Stack
- Data section
During a context switch, what happens to the state of the currently running process?
During a context switch, what happens to the state of the currently running process?
- It is saved for later resumption (correct)
- It is terminated
- It is put in a waiting state
- It is moved to the front of the ready queue
Which section of a process contains dynamically allocated memory?
Which section of a process contains dynamically allocated memory?
- Stack (correct)
- Program counter and processor registers
- Text section
- Data section
What is the primary function of the Process Control Block (PCB) in an operating system?
What is the primary function of the Process Control Block (PCB) in an operating system?
When a process is in the 'Ready' state, what does this indicate about its execution?
When a process is in the 'Ready' state, what does this indicate about its execution?
In Linux, how are processes identified and managed within the system?
In Linux, how are processes identified and managed within the system?
What is the primary benefit of using threads in modern applications?
What is the primary benefit of using threads in modern applications?
Which type of parallelism distributes subsets of the same data across multiple cores?
Which type of parallelism distributes subsets of the same data across multiple cores?
What is Amdahl's Law used to identify?
What is Amdahl's Law used to identify?
Which thread model allows many user-level threads to be mapped to many kernel threads?
Which thread model allows many user-level threads to be mapped to many kernel threads?
Which thread library provides an API for thread creation and synchronization and is common in UNIX operating systems?
Which thread library provides an API for thread creation and synchronization and is common in UNIX operating systems?
In Java, what is the standard practice for creating threads?
In Java, what is the standard practice for creating threads?
