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Which definition of a process in Windows is true?
The correct answer is A. running program. A process in Windows is defined as a running program - an instance of executable code loaded into memory with its own resources. This distinguishes it from threads, which handle execution scheduling within a process.
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Which definition of a process in Windows is true?
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- Arunning program
- Bunit of execution that must be manually scheduled by the application
- Cdatabase that stores low-level settings for the OS and for certain applications
- Dbasic unit to which the operating system allocates processor time
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A process in Windows is defined as a running program - an instance of executable code loaded into memory with its own resources. This distinguishes it from threads, which handle execution scheduling within a process.
A process is a running instance of a program that has been loaded into memory by the operating system. It encompasses the program code, its data, and all OS-allocated resources such as memory and file handles. The OS - not the application - manages how processes are created, scheduled, and terminated.
Units of execution are threads, not processes, and they are scheduled by the OS kernel - not manually by the application.
This describes the Windows Registry, which is a hierarchical database storing OS and application configuration settings.
This describes a thread - the basic unit within a process to which the OS allocates CPU time - not the process itself.
Concept tested: Windows process definition and OS fundamentals
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/procthread/processes-and-threads
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