Operating Systems Lecture 3: Process Concept
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What does a process primarily represent in an operating system?

  • A program stored on a disk
  • An active program in execution (correct)
  • A passive program waiting to execute
  • A series of stored commands
  • Which section of a process is responsible for holding local variables and function parameters?

  • Data section
  • Heap
  • Stack (correct)
  • Text section
  • What state is a process in when it is waiting for an event to occur?

  • Ready
  • Running
  • New
  • Waiting (correct)
  • Which of the following represents the correct state transition when a process is created?

    <p>New to Ready</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Process Control Block (PCB)?

    <p>To contain information about each process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement best describes the execution of instructions within a single process?

    <p>Execution occurs in a sequential fashion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'Terminated' state signify in the context of process execution?

    <p>The process has completed execution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component of a process contains memory allocated at runtime?

    <p>Heap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the program counter in a process?

    <p>To indicate the location of the next instruction to execute</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following refers to the information that a CPU scheduling system maintains?

    <p>Priorities and scheduling queue pointers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does accounting information in a process control block typically include?

    <p>CPU time used and clock time elapsed since start</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to a process that is waiting for an event such as I/O?

    <p>It migrates to the wait queue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about multiple threads of control within a process is true?

    <p>Multiple threads allow for independent execution sequences within a single process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of a context switch?

    <p>The CPU switches from one process to another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which queue contains all processes that are ready and waiting to execute?

    <p>Ready queue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When might a process migrate to the wait queue?

    <p>When it is waiting for an I/O operation to complete.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to a child process if its parent process is terminated without invoking the wait() system call?

    <p>The child process becomes a zombie.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system call allows a parent process to retrieve the termination status of a child process?

    <p>wait()</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential reason for a parent process to abort a child process?

    <p>The parent process has exited.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes a cooperating process in interprocess communication?

    <p>They can share data and affect each other’s execution.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major challenge with shared memory in interprocess communication?

    <p>Synchronization of processes accessing shared memory is required.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is true regarding cascading termination of processes?

    <p>All child processes are terminated if the parent process terminates.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of interprocess communication model allows user processes to control the communication?

    <p>Shared memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome if a process does not have a parent waiting for its termination?

    <p>The process will become an orphan.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the bounded-buffer model, what happens when the buffer is full?

    <p>The producer must wait until a buffer is available.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What limitation exists in the shared memory solution for the bounded-buffer problem?

    <p>It can only use BUFFER_SIZE-1 elements effectively.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the producer know when to produce a new item in the bounded-buffer solution?

    <p>It waits until there is space in the buffer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does the integer counter play in the modified buffer-filling solution?

    <p>It tracks the number of produced and consumed items.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition causes a consumer to wait in the bounded-buffer model?

    <p>There are no items left in the buffer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when the counter reaches BUFFER_SIZE in the producer process?

    <p>Production is temporarily halted.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which operation is NOT part of the IPC facilities for message passing?

    <p>create(link)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Android's process hierarchy, which type of process is the least important?

    <p>Empty process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does multitasking in early versions of iOS differ from versions after iOS4?

    <p>Subsequent versions support limited multitasking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must processes P and Q do to communicate effectively?

    <p>Establish a communication link.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true regarding background processes in iOS?

    <p>They have specific limits on their operation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a counter in producer-consumer processes?

    <p>To manage the number of items in the buffer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of Android process has the highest priority?

    <p>Foreground process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Process Concept

    • An operating system runs various programs known as processes.
    • A process is defined as a program in execution, requiring sequential progress of instructions.
    • Key components of a process include:
      • Program code: Refers to the text section.
      • Current activity: Includes the program counter and processor registers.
      • Stack: Contains temporary data such as function parameters and local variables.
      • Data section: Holds global variables.
      • Heap: Memory allocated dynamically during runtime.

    Program vs. Process

    • A program is a passive entity stored on disk, whereas a process is active in memory.
    • Execution of a program may be initiated through graphical interfaces or command lines.
    • One program can correspond to multiple processes, especially with multiple users.

    Process State

    • A process can exist in several states during its execution:
      • New: The process is being created.
      • Running: Instructions are being actively executed.
      • Waiting: The process is waiting for a specific event.
      • Ready: The process awaits CPU assignment.
      • Terminated: The process has completed its execution.

    Process Control Block (PCB)

    • PCB contains vital information for each process, known as the task control block:
      • Process state: Status of the process (e.g., running, waiting).
      • Program counter: Points to the next instruction to execute.
      • CPU registers: Stores process-specific register contents.
      • Scheduling information: Includes priorities and pointers to the scheduling queue.
      • Memory-management: Details on memory allocation for the process.
      • Accounting information: Tracks CPU usage and elapsed time since the process started.
      • I/O status information: Lists I/O devices allocated and open files.

    Process Scheduling

    • Process scheduler is responsible for selecting processes for CPU execution, aiming to maximize CPU use.
    • Maintains different queues:
      • Ready queue: Processes ready and waiting in main memory.
      • Wait queues: Processes waiting for events like I/O.

    Context Switch

    • A context switch occurs when the CPU shifts from executing one process to another.
    • Ensures all status data is returned from child to parent processes and deallocates resources used by the process.
    • The parent may terminate child processes using the abort() system call for various reasons.

    Process Termination

    • When a process terminates, all its children may also be terminated, leading to cascading termination.
    • Parent processes can wait for child terminations using the wait() system call, which provides status and process id (pid).
    • Processes with no waiting parent become zombies, while those whose parent terminated without wait become orphans.

    Interprocess Communication (IPC)

    • Processes can be independent or cooperating, with cooperating processes sharing data and affecting each other.
    • Reasons for cooperation include information sharing, computation speedup, modularity, and convenience.
    • Two models for IPC:
      • Shared memory: Processes communicate through a designated area of memory.
      • Message passing: Processes exchange messages without shared variables.

    Producer-Consumer Problem

    • A common example of cooperating processes involves a producer creating information consumed by a consumer.
    • Variations:
      • Unbounded-buffer: No practical limit on buffer size; the producer never waits.
      • Bounded-buffer: Fixed buffer size; the producer waits if the buffer is full.

    IPC: Shared Memory

    • Communication management is controlled by user processes rather than the operating system.
    • Synchronization issues arise when processes access shared memory.

    IPC: Message Passing

    • Processes communicate without shared variables.
    • Requires establishing communication links and exchanging messages, either fixed or variable in size.

    Android Process Hierarchy

    • Mobile operating systems like Android manage processes based on importance, with specific types ranked from most to least important:
      • Foreground process
      • Visible process
      • Service process
      • Background process
      • Empty process

    Multitasking in Mobile Systems

    • Early mobile systems allowed only one active process, suspending others.
    • Starting from iOS4, limited multitasking was introduced:
      • Single foreground process is user-controlled.
      • Multiple background processes allowed with specified limitations.
    • Subsequent iOS versions support richer multitasking, including split-screen functionality on larger devices.

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