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The only state transition that is initiated by the user process itself is __________(a) block(b) wakeup(c) dispatch(d) none of the mentionedThis question was addressed to me during an online interview.Enquiry is from Process Scheduling Queues topic in section Processes of Operating System

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Correct choice is (a) block

The BEST EXPLANATION: The only state TRANSITION that is INITIATED by the USER process itself is block. Whenever a user process initiates an I/O request it goes into block state unless and until the I/O request is not completed.



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