Which of the following are proper characteristics of a software process that runs within an operating system?
i.Set of instructions
ii. Assigned resources
iii. Loaded in memory
iv. Application programming interfaces
A.
i, ii, iii, iv
B.
i, ii, iii
C.
i, ii
D.
i, iv
Explanation:
A process is the set of instructions that is actually running. A
program is not considered a process until it is loaded into memory and activated by
the operating system. When a process is created, the operating system assigns
resources to it, such as a memory segment, CPU time slot (interrupt), access to
system application programming interfaces (APIs), and files to interact with. The
collection of the instructions and the assigned resources is referred to as a
process.