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 execution — 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,…
- A.
A file on disk
- B.
A printer connected to the system
- C.
A program in execution
- 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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