Understanding Processes in Programming
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What defines a process?

  • A program in execution (correct)
  • The executable file being written in memory
  • The static state of a program
  • The type of editor used to write the program

    • When does a program become a process?

  • When saving the program on the computer
  • When creating an executable file
  • When editing the program code
  • When loading an executable file into memory (correct)

    • Where are global variables typically stored within a process?

  • Heap section
  • Data section (correct)
  • Text section
  • Stack section

    • Which memory section is used for dynamically allocated memory during program runtime?

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

    What is stored in the Stack section of a process?

    <p>Method parameters and local variables</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the status of the current activity of a process represented?

    <p>Through the value of the program counter and processor's registers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What information is included in an activation record?

    <p>Function parameters, local variables, return address</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which state represents a process that is waiting for an event to occur?

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

    What does the Process Control Block (PCB) contain?

    <p>Information needed to start/restart a process, accounting data</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which component must be saved when an interrupt occurs to allow a process to continue correctly afterward?

    <p>CPU registers and program counter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the Data section of memory?

    <p>Local data in a function or procedure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Old Stack Pointer (SP) in an activation record?

    <p>To manage memory segments</p> Signup and view all the answers

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