Operating System Concepts Quiz Chapter 3

What is a process in the context of an operating system?

• A program stored on disk

• A user interface element

• A program in execution

• A type of hardware

Which of the following is NOT a state of a process?

• Running

• Waiting

• New

• Paused

What does the Process Control Block (PCB) contain?

• User data

• File system details

• Information associated with each process

• Network configurations

What is the purpose of process scheduling?

• To manage memory allocation

• To maximize CPU use

• To create new processes

• To terminate processes

In interprocess communication, what does IPC stand for?

• Integrated Process Communication

• Internal Process Coordination

• Interprocess Communication

• Interprocess Control

Which of the following is a model of IPC?

• Data encryption

• Shared memory

• File sharing

• Network routing

What is a socket in the context of client-server communication?

• A type of process

• An endpoint for communication

• A memory allocation method

• A programming language

What does a blocking send operation do?

• Sends a message and waits for a response

• Sends a message and continues

• Terminates the process

• Creates a new process

What is the role of stubs in Remote Procedure Calls (RPC)?

• To manage memory

• To act as a client-side proxy

• To encrypt messages

• To establish communication links

What is the significance of endianness in data representation?

• It defines the size of messages

• It determines how data is stored in memory

• It manages process states

• It affects the speed of processes