Name: _____________________ Class: CET 421
SSN/ID:   _____________________ Section & Group: ____________


CET 421
Quiz #6
(5pts. each)


1. T/F: In the Nonprocess Kernel approach to defining the relationship between the O/S and the User Process, the O/S code is executed as a separate entity that operates in privileged mode.




2. The Process Image element that contains the collection of attributes needed by the O/S to control a particular process is called the:
  1. User Data
  2. System Stack
  3. Process Control Block
  4. None of the above

3. The Process Image element that contains the modifiable part of the user space is called the _________________ _________________.




4. What are three of the steps involved in the procedure for creating a new process?




5. Suppose you rewrote the Linux Operating System to crash whenever the system triggers a process switch; what is one of the three mechanisms for interrupting the execution of a process?