Process States Quiz

What is the first state of a process in its life cycle?

• Running

• Ready

• New

• Terminated

Which process state indicates that the process is waiting to be assigned to the CPU?

• Waiting

• Ready

• Running

• Suspended

A process moves from the Running state to the Ready state due to what condition?

• I/O operation

• Interrupt

• Process termination

• Scheduling

In which state does a process wait for an I/O operation to complete?

• Running

• Waiting

• Terminated

• New

What is the state of a process that has completed its execution?

• Suspended

• Terminated

• Ready

• Waiting

A process transitions from the Waiting state to which state after its I/O request is completed?

• New

• Terminated

• Ready

• Suspended

Which of the following states indicates that the process is actively being executed by the CPU?

• Running

• Waiting

• Ready

• Suspended

What triggers a process to transition from the Running state to the Waiting state?

• Interrupt

• I/O request

• Process creation

• Termination

Which state is not part of the classical five-state process model?

• Running

• Waiting

• Suspended

• Terminated

What is the purpose of the Ready state in the process life cycle?

• To wait for I/O completion

• To prepare the process for termination

• To hold processes ready to execute

• To hold terminated processes