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QUESTION 2

1. Which event can NOT initiate the transition of a process from the Running state to the Ready state? (Checkone answer.)

		Process forks off a child, and the child is scheduled for execution.
		Process is interrupted by the hardware timer.
		Process yields the CPU.
		Process is forced to relinquish the CPU by its parent process.

QUESTION 3

1. What limits the use of pipes for interprocess communications? (Check one answer.)

		Pipes are not reliable.
		Pipes have limited capacity.
		Pipes can be used only to exchange ASCII (text) data.
		It is possible to connect a process to an existing pipe.

QUESTION 4

1. Where is a process context is stored when the process is not running?

		In the process control block.
		In the registers.
		In the Ready state.
		On the disk in a file.

Answer 1

2)  D.  Process is forced to relinquish the CPU by its parent process.
3)  B.  Pipes have limited capacity.
4)  A.  In the process control block.