NSCT – Process Management MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. . A process is defined as: (A) A program stored on disk (B) A command entered by the user (C) A file in memory (D) A program in executionShow All Answers 2. . Process management is the responsibility of: (A) Compiler (B) Operating System (C) Assembler (D) Text Editor 3. . Which of the following is NOT a process state? (A) Ready (B) Running (C) Waiting (D) Compiling 4. . The process that is currently executing is in the: (A) Ready state (B) Terminated state (C) Waiting state (D) Running state 5. . The process waiting for CPU allocation is in: (A) Exit state (B) Running state (C) Terminated state (D) Ready state 6. . The process waiting for an event to occur is in: (A) Running state (B) Ready state (C) New state (D) Waiting state 7. . The data structure used by the OS to store information about a process is called: (A) File Control Block (B) Memory Block (C) Process Control Block (D) Data Block 8. . The Process Control Block (PCB) contains: (A) Process state (B) Program counter (C) All of the above (D) CPU registers 9. . The activity of switching the CPU from one process to another is called: (A) Scheduling (B) Context switching (C) Processing (D) Loading 10. . The process scheduling is done by: (A) Operating System (B) CPU (C) Monitor (D) Hard Disk 11. . A process in the new state means: (A) The process is executing (B) The process is being created (C) The process is finished (D) The process is waiting for I/O 12. . A process that has finished execution enters the: (A) Ready state (B) Terminated state (C) Waiting state (D) Running state 13. . Which of the following is responsible for selecting the next process to run? (A) CPU Scheduler (B) Device driver (C) Compiler (D) Loader 14. . The queue that holds processes waiting for CPU is called: (A) Job queue (B) Waiting queue (C) Device queue (D) Ready queue 15. . A program becomes a process when: (A) It is executed (B) It is compiled (C) It is saved (D) It is printed 16. . Multiprogramming allows: (A) Only one process in memory (B) Multiple processes in memory at the same time (C) No processes in memory (D) Only one user 17. . Which operation creates a new process? (A) Process creation (B) Process termination (C) Process scheduling (D) Process execution 18. . Which operation ends a process? (A) Process scheduling (B) Process blocking (C) Process creation (D) Process termination 19. . The main goal of process management is to: (A) Manage files (B) Manage memory (C) Manage processes efficiently (D) Manage printers 20. . A process that is waiting for input/output is placed in: (A) Waiting state (B) Running state (C) Ready state (D) New state
