10 questions on Operations on Processes

Front

Which of the following is NOT an operation performed on a process? Creation, Deletion, Expansion, Execution

Back

Expansion

Front

Which system call is used to create a new process?

Back

fork()

Front

What is the main purpose of the exec() system call?

Back

To replace the current process with a new program

Front

What is a child process?

Back

A process created by another process.

Front

What happens when a process is terminated?

Back

It is removed from the process table and its resources are released.

Front

What is the main difference between a process and a thread?

Back

Threads share memory, but processes do not

Front

What is the result of executing the fork() system call in a program?

Back

Creates a new child process identical to the parent

Front

If a parent is terminated without invoking 'wait', the process is a ____

Back

Orphan

Front

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental operation on a process? Process Creation, Process Termination, Process Duplication, Process Scheduling

Back

Process Duplication