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Chapter 2: Processes - Exercises

A process can transition from the RUNNING state to the READY state when either its time slice expires or an interrupt arrives at the CPU, preempting the process. There are two suspended process states: Blocked/Suspend and Ready/Suspend. A process is created by the operating system which assigns it an identifier, allocates memory space, initializes its process control block, sets necessary linkages, and creates any other required data structures.

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Chapter 2: Processes - Exercises

A process can transition from the RUNNING state to the READY state when either its time slice expires or an interrupt arrives at the CPU, preempting the process. There are two suspended process states: Blocked/Suspend and Ready/Suspend. A process is created by the operating system which assigns it an identifier, allocates memory space, initializes its process control block, sets necessary linkages, and creates any other required data structures.

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Chapter 2: Processes - Exercises

3. What is suspended process? Give and explain two (2) suspended states.

Processor is faster than I/O so all process could be waiting for I/O. Two suspended states are
Blocked/Suspend and Ready/Suspend.

5. Give TWO (2) examples of events that cause a state transition for a process from
RUNNING to READY.

 When the time slice of the running process expires


 When an interrupt arrives on the CPU, the process running on CPU gets pre-empted.

10. What is a process? Explain how operating system does to create a new process.

Process is a program in execution. A process may create a new process if users logs on, and
user starts a program.

11. List three general categories of information in a process control block.

 Process State
 Process Number
 Program Counter

12. Give and explain five states of process model.

 New: The process has not yet been loaded into main memory.
 Ready: the process is now prepared to execute when given the opportunity.
 Running: the process is currently being executed.
 Blocked: Process that is waiting for some event to occur.
 Exit: Process is released from main memory because it has halted or aborted.

13. What are the steps performed by an operating system to create a new process?

 Assign a unique process identifier to the new process


 Allocate space for the process.
 Initialize the process control block.
 Set the appropriate linkages.
 Create or expand other data structures.

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