Operating Systems - Process Control Block Flashcards
1
Q
PCB
A
Information associated with each process (also called TCB) i.e state of the process, program counter etc..
2
Q
Process State
A
Running, waiting, etc
3
Q
Program Counter
A
Location of instruction to next execute
4
Q
CPU Registers
A
Contents of all process-centric registers
5
Q
CPU Scheduling Information
A
Prioirities scheduling queue pointers
6
Q
Memory-management information
A
Memory allocated to the process
7
Q
Accounting information
A
CPU used, clock time elapsed since start, time limits
8
Q
I/O status information
A
I/O devices allocated to process, list of open files
