10 Questions
What is the purpose of the program counter in the context of process management?
To indicate the address of the next instruction to be executed for a process
Which of the following is typically managed by the CPU-scheduling information?
Process priority and scheduling queue pointers
What is the primary purpose of the memory-management information maintained by the operating system?
To manage the allocation of memory to processes
Which of the following is typically included in the accounting information maintained by the operating system?
Amount of CPU and real time used by processes
What is the role of the I/O status information in process management?
To keep track of the status and management of I/O devices
Which component of the process management information is responsible for managing the allocation of CPU time to different processes?
CPU-scheduling information
What is the role of the short-term scheduler in process management?
To allocate CPU time to the processes that are currently in memory
Which component of the process management information is used to resume a process after an interrupt occurs?
CPU registers
What is the role of the medium-term scheduler in process management?
To determine which processes should be swapped out to disk
Which of the following is typically not included in the process management information maintained by the operating system?
Network status information
This quiz covers concepts related to operating system scheduling, including the role of the short-term scheduler and the addition of a medium-term scheduler. Learn about CPU utilization and the importance of efficient scheduling algorithms.
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