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1 Recall the two state process model and the five-state process model. Explain the reason(s) we should split the Not Running

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The not running state in the two state model is not a good representation for process that are not currently being executed.

If a process is not currently running, then two cases are possible

1. Process is waiting for some I\O and is blocked.

2. Process is waiting to be executed and is in the ready state

The above conditions are very different and cannot be depicted by a single state.

That is why the split was done

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