In the context of process management, what does a context switch refer to?

Answer: C. Saving the state of a process and restoring the state of another — Context switching involves saving the state of the currently executing process and restoring the state of the next process to be executed.

1. A.

   Switching between user and kernel mode

2. B.

   Changing the content of a file

3. C.

   Saving the state of a process and restoring the state of another

4. D.

   Switching between different user accounts

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