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The context of a process in the PCB of a process does not contain __________(a) the value of the CPU registers(b) the process state(c) memory-management information(d) context switch timeThe question was asked in an interview for internship.My question is based upon Process Scheduling Queues topic in chapter Processes of Operating System

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Right CHOICE is (d) context switch time

To explain: The context of a PROCESS in the PCB of a process does not CONTAIN context switch time. When switching CPU from one process to another, the current context of the process NEEDS to be saved. It includes values of the CPU registers, process states, memory-management information.



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