Operating Systems and Processes Quiz
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Where does a program reside before becoming a process?

  • Cache memory
  • Main memory
  • Secondary storage devices (correct)
  • I/O devices
  • What is a process in the context of operating systems?

  • A program under execution requiring resources (correct)
  • A file containing list of instructions
  • A passive entity residing in secondary storage devices
  • A set of machine code instructions
  • What differentiates a program from a process?

  • Passive or active entity
  • Instruction execution in machine code (correct)
  • Span of time in main memory
  • Residing in secondary storage devices
  • When are resources allocated to a process?

    <p>When it is created or while it is running</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is essential for a process to accomplish its tasks?

    <p>CPU time, memory, files, or I/O devices</p> Signup and view all the answers

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