Operating System - Process Management

Question 1

The Process Concept

Answer 1

“A program in execution”

Program is passive entity stored on disk (executable file) when you start executing a program it becomes an active entity (a process)

You can have multiple processes for the same program.

Question 2

One program can have several processes and each one will have its own context. True or false?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What are the three basic components of process?

Answer 3

• Executable program code

-Data related to the program

-Execution Context

Question 4

Execution Context

Answer 4

Process ID, Group ID, User ID

Stack Pointer, Program Counter, CPU Registers

File Descriptors, Locks, Network Sockets

Question 5

Heap

Answer 5

Dynamic Memory Allocation, can request memory while the program is running without knowing how many items or how much data you need to store in advance

Question 6

How to calculate the maximum value or last address of x number of bits?

Answer 6

2^x - 1