Which of the following is a system call used for process termination in…
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Which of the following is a system call used for process termination in Windows OS? abort()
- A.
abort()
- B.
exit()
- C.
fork()
- D.
ExitProcess()
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Correct answer: D
The correct system call for process termination in Windows OS is ExitProcess(). This function terminates the calling thread and all associated threads. Other options like abort() are C library functions, while fork() is Unix-specific.