When the process issues an I/O request __________

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When the process issues an I/O request __________

  1. A.

    It is placed in an I/O queue

  2. B.

    It is placed in a waiting queue

  3. C.

    It is placed in the ready queue

  4. D.

    It is placed in the Job queue

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Correct answer: A

Answer: a

Explanation: When the process issues an I/O request it is placed in an I/O queue. I/O is a resource and it should be used effectively and every process should get access to it. There might be multiple processes which requested for I/O. Depending on scheduling algorithm I/O is allocated to any particular process and after completing I/O operation, I/O access is returned to the OS.

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