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Argosy University/ Phoniex University/
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Phoniex University
Oct-2001 - Nov-2016
What data structure is used by an operating system to keep track of process information? Explain (4) Ans: A process is a program in execution. An operating system considers a process to be the fundamental unit for resource allocation. Following resources could be allocated to a process (i) Memory (ii) Secondary memory (iii) I/O Devices (iv) files opened by the process (v) CPU time consumed by process A data structure called process control block (PCB) is used by an OS to keep track of all information concerning a process. The PCB of a process contains the following information. Process ID Priority Process state PSR Registers Event information Memory allocation Resources held PCB pointer
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