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

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

Answer: C. A program in executionA process is a program in execution. It includes the program code along with its current execution state, such as the program counter, CPU registers,…

  1. A.

    A file on disk

  2. B.

    A printer connected to the system

  3. C.

    A program in execution

  4. D.

    The main memory of the computer

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Correct answer: C

A process is a program in execution. It includes the program code along with its current execution state, such as the program counter, CPU registers, variables, stack, and related resources.

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