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What is the sequence of steps involved in creating a new process when you double-click an application icon?
What is the sequence of steps involved in creating a new process when you double-click an application icon?
- Initializing the process, allocating resources, loading the program
- Loading the program, allocating resources, initializing the process (correct)
- Allocating resources, initializing the process, loading the program
- Initializing the process, loading the program, allocating resources
What is the state of a process that is waiting for the CPU but has all other resources ready?
What is the state of a process that is waiting for the CPU but has all other resources ready?
- Ready (correct)
- Waiting
- Blocked
- Running
What is the state of a process that is paused because it's waiting for a specific event, like I/O completion or data from another process?
What is the state of a process that is paused because it's waiting for a specific event, like I/O completion or data from another process?
- Blocked
- Waiting (correct)
- Ready
- Terminated
What is the primary reason a process is in the Blocked state?
What is the primary reason a process is in the Blocked state?
What is the final state of a process that has finished execution or been terminated by the OS or user?
What is the final state of a process that has finished execution or been terminated by the OS or user?
What is a primary reason for assigning higher priority to certain processes in CPU scheduling?
What is a primary reason for assigning higher priority to certain processes in CPU scheduling?
Which IPC mechanism is most similar to a shared locker at an amusement park?
Which IPC mechanism is most similar to a shared locker at an amusement park?
What is the primary benefit of favoring processes with short CPU bursts in CPU scheduling?
What is the primary benefit of favoring processes with short CPU bursts in CPU scheduling?
What is the primary cost associated with process management in CPU scheduling?
What is the primary cost associated with process management in CPU scheduling?
What is the purpose of semaphores in inter-process communication?
What is the purpose of semaphores in inter-process communication?
