Process is:

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Process is:

  1. A.

    A program in high level language kept on disk

  2. B.

    Contents of main memory

  3. C.

    A program in execution

  4. D.

    A job in secondary memory

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Correct answer: C

In operating systems, a process is defined as a program in execution. Unlike source code on disk or jobs in secondary storage, a process represents the active state of a running program.

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