Which of the following accurately describes a process in an operating system? A) A passive entity B) A program in execution C) A static file D) None of the above

B) A program in execution

Fill in the blank: A process control block (PCB) contains attributes such as process ID, process state, and ______.

Program counter

True or False: A process can be in multiple states at the same time.

False. A process can only be in one state at a time.

What is the primary role of the dispatcher in process scheduling?

To move a process from the ready state to the running state.

Riddle: I am the part of an OS that saves the state of a process so it can be resumed later. What am I?

Context Switching

Which process state indicates that a process is ready to be executed but not currently running? A) New B) Running C) Ready D) Blocked

C) Ready

Fill in the blank: The ______ scheduler is responsible for suspending and resuming processes.

Medium-term

True or False: The context of a process includes information such as CPU registers and I/O status information.

True

What attribute of a process control block helps the operating system identify the priority of a process?

Process Priority

Riddle: I’m known for managing processes in a system, ensuring no two run at once on a single CPU. What am I?

Scheduler