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?

Heap section Signup and view all the answers

What is stored in the Stack section of a process?

Method parameters and local variables Signup and view all the answers

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

Through the value of the program counter and processor's registers Signup and view all the answers

What information is included in an activation record?

Function parameters, local variables, return address Signup and view all the answers

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

Waiting Signup and view all the answers

What does the Process Control Block (PCB) contain?

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

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

CPU registers and program counter Signup and view all the answers

What is included in the Data section of memory?

Local data in a function or procedure Signup and view all the answers

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

To manage memory segments Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What defines a process?

When does a program become a process?

Where are global variables typically stored within a process?

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

What is stored in the Stack section of a process?

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

What information is included in an activation record?

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

What does the Process Control Block (PCB) contain?

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

What is included in the Data section of memory?

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

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