Five-State Process Model and Suspended Processes Flashcards
1
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This model naturally handles processes through the implementation of five unique states.
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Five-State Process Model
2
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A process that has just been created and has not yet been admitted to the pool of executable processes by the OS
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New state
3
Q
A process that is prepared to execute when given the opportunity
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Ready state
4
Q
The process that is currently being executed
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Running state
5
Q
A process that cannot execute until some event occurs, such as the completion of an I/O operation
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Blocked state/Waiting state
6
Q
A process that has been released from the pool of executable processes by the OS, either because it halted or it was terminated
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Exit state
7
Q
A process can be placed in a suspended state by any of the following: (3)
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- The process itself
- A parent process
- The operating system
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