Data structure maintained by the operating system to maintain information for…
2021
Data structure maintained by the operating system to maintain information for each thread within a process is known as ______.
Answer: B. Thread Control Block — The data structure maintained by the operating system to store information about each thread within a process is known as the Thread Control Block (TCB). It…
- A.
Process Control Block
- B.
Thread Control Block
- C.
Symbol Table
- D.
Scheduling Queue
Attempted by 1773 students.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
The data structure maintained by the operating system to store information about each thread within a process is known as the Thread Control Block (TCB). It contains thread-specific data such as the thread ID, program counter, register set, stack pointer, and thread state. This structure allows the OS to manage and switch between threads efficiently.
A video solution is available for this question — log in and enroll to watch it.