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1. When an external device becomes ready to be serviced by the processor, the device sends this type of signal to the processor
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2. The two basic types of processor registers are:
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3. A common class of interrupts is:
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4. The listing of a sequence of instructions that execute for a particular process is called a  ___________________.

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5. The portion of the operating system that selects the next process to run is called the _______________.

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6. When the O/S creates a process at the explicit request of an existing process, the action is referred to as _______________________.

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7. A process that cannot execute until some event occurs is said to be in the  _______________ state.

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8. In a system that implements two suspend states, a process that has been swapped out of main memory and into secondary memory and that is also awaiting an event is in the ________/________ state.

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9. The scheduling strategy where each process in the queue is given a certain amount of time, in turn, to execute and then returned to the queue, unless blocked is referred to as _______________.

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10. The O/S control structure that the O/S uses to manage system processes is called the ________________.

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11. The Process Identification, Processor State Information and the Process Control Information are the general categories that collectively make up what is referred to as the _________________.  

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12. The processor typically maintains the current operating mode (i.e., user or kernel) in the  _________________.

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13. The first step in creating a new process is to assign a unique ________________ to the new process.

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14. The execution of a user process may be interrupted by a __________________, which might be generated by the process requesting an I/O operation.  

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15. The behavior of a processor can be characterized by examining the interleaving of the process ____________ for the processes currently running on the system.

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16. The User Data, User Program, System Stack and Process Control Block elements collectively make up what is referred to as the __________________.

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17. In the __________________ model for illustrating the relationship between the O/S and User Processes, the O/S has its own region of memory to use and its own system stack for controlling procedure calls and returns.

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18. In the __________________ model for illustrating the relationship between the O/S and User Processes, the O/S has its own region of memory to use and its own system stack for controlling procedure calls and returns.

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When an external device becomes ready to be serviced by the processor,...
The two basic types of processor registers are:
A common class of interrupts is:
The listing of a sequence of instructions that execute for a...
The portion of the operating system that selects the next process to...
When the O/S creates a process at the explicit request of an existing...
A process that cannot execute until some event occurs is said to be in...
In a system that implements two suspend states, a process that has...
The scheduling strategy where each process in the queue is given a...
The O/S control structure that the O/S uses to manage system processes...
The Process Identification, Processor State Information and the...
The processor typically maintains the current operating mode (i.e.,...
The first step in creating a new process is to assign a unique...
The execution of a user process may be interrupted by a...
The behavior of a processor can be characterized by examining the...
The User Data, User Program, System Stack and Process Control Block...
In the __________________ model for illustrating the relationship...
In the __________________ model for illustrating the relationship...
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