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A Process Control Block(PCB) does not contain which of the following?
A. Code
B. Contains information related to a process such as process state, program counter, cpu register, etc. process control block is also known as task control block. bootstrap program is a program which runs initially when the system or computer is booted or
C. Bootstrap program
D. Data
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The state of a process is defined by __________
A. The final activity of the process
B. The activity just executed by the process
C. The activity to next be executed by the process
D. The current activity of the process
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What is a Process Control Block?
A. Process type variable
B. Is a data structure. it contains information related to a process such as process state, program counter, cpu register, etc. process control block is also known as task control block. ???? enroll for free data structure certification - january 2026
C. A secondary storage section
D. A block in memory
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The entry of all the PCBs of the current processes is in __________
A. Process register
B. Program counter
C. Process table
D. Process unit
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What is the degree of multiprogramming?
A. The number of processes executed per unit time
B. The number of processes in the ready queue
C. The number of processes in the i/o queue
D. The number of processes in memory
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A single thread of control allows the process to perform __________
A. Only one task at a time
B. Multiple tasks at a time
C. Only two tasks at a time
D. All of the mentioned
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What is the objective of multiprogramming?
A. Have a process running at all time
B. Have multiple programs waiting in a queue ready to run
C. To increase cpu utilization
D. None of the mentioned
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