A process is: (i) program in high level language kept on disk (ii) con

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Module 2: Processes & Scheduling

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A process is:

(i) program in high level language kept on disk
(ii) content of main memory
(iii) program in execution
(iv) job in secondary memory

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Answer: (iii) program in execution

Process = program loaded into memory, with PCB, state, resources, execution context. Program on disk is just executable file (passive). Job is generic batch notion.

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