GATE PYQ

Process

Q11.
Which of the following does not interrupt a running process ?

Q12.
Which is the correct definition of a valid process transition in an operating system?

Q13.
The process state transition diagram in the below figure is representative of

Q14.
Which of the following need not necessarily be saved on a context switch between processes?

Q15.
Dispatch latency is defined as

Q16.
There are three processes in the ready queue. When the currently running process requests for I/O how many process switches take place?

Q17.
A task in a blocked state

Q18.
In the following process state transition diagram for a uniprocessor system, assume that there are always some processes in the ready state: Now consider the following statements: I. If a process makes a transition D, it would result in another process making transition A immediately. II. A process P2 in blocked state can make transition E while another process P1 is in running state. III. The OS uses preemptive scheduling. IV. The OS uses non-preemptive scheduling. Which of the above statements are TRUE?

Q19.
Special software to create a job queue is called a

Q20.
Process is