Preemptive scheduling refers to the ability of the OS to O a. interrupt the execution of a process in order to perform /0. O b. the ability to terminate a running process. Oc the ability to dispatch a running process. O d. interrupt a running process in order to run another. The PCB is O a. the processor (CPU) information needed to control a block of memory. O b. a control block that contains all the program instructions Oc. repository for process information used by the OS to track several processes stored in RAM. Od. a block of memory on secondary storage that contains the process's instructions, data, heap, and stack

Preemptive scheduling refers to the ability of the OS to O a. interrupt the execution of a process in order to perform /0. O b. the ability to terminate a running process. Oc the ability to dispatch a running process. O d. interrupt a running process in order to run another. The PCB is O a. the processor (CPU) information needed to control a block of memory. O b. a control block that contains all the program instructions Oc. repository for process information used by the OS to track several processes stored in RAM. Od. a block of memory on secondary storage that contains the process's instructions, data, heap, and stack

Database System Concepts

7th Edition

ISBN:9780078022159

Author:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Publisher:Abraham Silberschatz Professor, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan

Chapter1: Introduction

Section: Chapter Questions

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