Operating Systems: Process Description and Control

Process priority

To contain the essential elements of a process

To represent the process while it is waiting for resources to become available

<p>To switch the processor between multiple running processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The parent process is the original, creating process, and the child process is the new process that was created.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a means for a process to indicate its completion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moving part or all of a process from main memory to disk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To keep track of both main (real) and secondary (virtual) memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A copy of the OS kernel code</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Condition codes and other status information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process control block</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loading the entire program code into main memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protecting the process control block from corruption</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers