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COS Quiz 3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Each process in an operating system can be in one of several states, including new, ready, running, waiting, and terminated.

PROCESS STATE

CONTEXT SWITCHING

TIME QUANTUM

Preemptive Scheduling

Non-preemptive Scheduling

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is the process of saving the state of a currently running process and loading the state of the next scheduled process.

PROCESS STATE

CONTEXT SWITCHING

TIME QUANTUM

Preemptive Scheduling

Non-preemptive Scheduling

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Defines the maximum time a process can run before being preempted. This helps

ensure fair CPU time allocation among processes.

PROCESS STATE

CONTEXT SWITCHING

TIME QUANTUM

Preemptive Scheduling

Non-preemptive Scheduling

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The operating system can forcibly remove a process from the CPU to allow another process to run. This is essential for responsive systems.

PROCESS STATE

CONTEXT SWITCHING

TIME QUANTUM

Preemptive Scheduling

Non-preemptive Scheduling

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Once a process is given the CPU, it runs to completion or voluntarily yields control. This can lead to inefficiencies in systems with varying process requirements.

PROCESS STATE

CONTEXT SWITCHING

TIME QUANTUM

Preemptive Scheduling

Non-preemptive Scheduling

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

is an integral part of the operating system that decides which process will receive CPU time at any given moment.

CPU Scheduler

Dispatcher

Dispatch Latency

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

is the component that carries out the scheduling decisions made by the CPU scheduler.

CPU Scheduler

Dispatcher

Dispatch Latency

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