DFC2043:OPERATING SYSTEM

PROCESS MANAGEMENT : PROCESS

STATE

PROCESS
Several definitions of process:

A program in execution

An asynchronous activity

The entity to which processors are assigned

The dispatchable unit

(Dispatchable generationrefers to sources of electricity that can be

dispatched at the request of power grid operators; that is, generating plants
that can be turned on or off, or can adjust their power output on demand.)

PROCESS MANAGEMENT
Process State
As a process executes, it changes state, state of a
process is defined
in part by the current activity of that process
new: The process is being created
running: Instructions are being executed
waiting: The process is waiting for some event to occur
ready: The process is waiting to be assigned to a
processor
terminated: The process has finished execution