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Question 24Asked in DSSSB PGT Computer Science (Technical), 11 Jul 2021

Which one of the following is not a condition for process state transition from running state to wait state?

  1. AIf a process request an Input/Output operation
  2. BIf a higher priority process arrived
  3. CIf a lower priority process arrived
  4. DIf a process waits for some action performed by another process
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Correct answer: (C) If a lower priority process arrived

Explanation

A process goes from running to waiting only when it waits for I/O or for an event. A lower-priority arrival never affects the running process (a higher-priority arrival may preempt it to ready).

From DSSSB PGT Computer Science PYQ (Technical), 11 Jul 2021

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