Process Management Quiz

What is the primary purpose of process management in an operating system?

• To ensure processes can communicate

• To manage hardware resources

• To interleave execution of processes

• To manage user interfaces

Which of the following is NOT a major system resource type?

• Network throughput

• User interface

• CPU time

• Memory

What state is a process in when it is waiting for an I/O operation to complete?

• Blocked

• Running

• Ready

• Terminated

What is the role of the CPU scheduler?

• To monitor system performance

• To handle user inputs

• To decide which process runs at a given time

• To manage memory allocation

Which scheduling technique allows a process to be removed from its current processor?

• Non-preemptive scheduling

• First in First out scheduling

• Round Robin scheduling

• Preemptive scheduling

What does the term 'throughput' refer to in process management?

• The number of processes in the system

• The time taken to complete a process

• The amount of data processed in a given time

• The speed of the CPU

Which scheduling algorithm is known for potentially causing process starvation?

• Shortest Job First

• Round Robin

• First in First Out

• Multilevel Queue

What is a thread in the context of operating systems?

• A lightweight process

• A type of hardware component

• A method of memory allocation

• A scheduling algorithm

Which of the following is a benefit of multithreading?

• Simplified process management

• Increased memory usage

• Improved cache utilization

• Reduced CPU time

What happens when a process's quantum expires?

• It is terminated

• It transitions to the blocked state

• It continues running

• It moves back to the ready state