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Question 58Asked in DSSSB TGT Computer Science (Technical), 1 Aug 2021, Shift 1

Data structure maintained by the operating system to maintain information for each thread within a process is known as ________.

  1. AProcess control block
  2. BThread control block
  3. CSymbol table
  4. DScheduling queue
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Correct answer: (B) Thread control block

Explanation

The OS keeps a Thread Control Block (TCB) per thread, storing its thread ID, register set, stack pointer, state and priority. A PCB stores information for a whole process.

From DSSSB TGT Computer Science PYQ (Technical), 1 Aug 2021, Shift 1

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