Exam 10: Operating Systems

In which state is a process that is currently being executed by the CPU?

An operating system is the core part of the system software of a computer.

Which of the following best describes a partitioning approach that uses the bounds register to store the last address of the current position?

In preemptive CPU scheduling, a process may be forced to wait even though all its necessary resources are available.

When interrupted by the CPU scheduler, the currently executing process returns to the _______________ state.

A computer could have two or more operating systems, but only one operating system controls the computer at any given time.

To which state does a process move when the CPU scheduling algorithm determines it may next use the CPU?

A CPU scheduling decision made when a process moves from the waiting state to the ready state is an example of _____________ scheduling.

A relative address is an actual location in main memory.