{"id":15419,"date":"2024-04-15T04:47:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=15419"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:47:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:47:33","slug":"the-state-transition-initiated-by-the-user-process-itself-in-an-operating-system-is-a-block-b-dispatch-c-wake-up-d-timer-run-out-e-none-of-the-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-state-transition-initiated-by-the-user-process-itself-in-an-operating-system-is-a-block-b-dispatch-c-wake-up-d-timer-run-out-e-none-of-the-above\/","title":{"rendered":"The state transition initiated by the user process itself in an operating system is A. block B. dispatch C. wake up D. timer run out E. None of the above"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;block&#8221; option2=&#8221;dispatch&#8221; option3=&#8221;wake up&#8221; option4=&#8221;timer run out E. None of the above&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is C. wake up.<\/p>\n<p>A user process can be in one of the following states:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New:<\/strong> The process has just been created and has not yet started running.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Running:<\/strong> The process is currently being executed by the CPU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ready:<\/strong> The process is waiting to be executed by the CPU.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blocked:<\/strong> The process is waiting for some event to occur, such as the completion of an I\/O operation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terminated:<\/strong> The process has finished running and has been deleted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The state transition from ready to running is initiated by the operating system when it decides to schedule the process to run. The state transition from running to blocked is initiated by the process itself when it requests an I\/O operation. 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