Question 4
In the xv6 operating system, suppose a process is running and a timer interrupt occurs. What will be the transition for the process state?
Running → Sleeping
Running → Runnable
Running → Unused
State remain unchanged
Question 4: In the xv6 operating system, suppose a process is running…
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Running → Runnable
Question 4 of 18 in the IIT Madras BS Operating Systems (Operating Systems) Quiz 1 paper sat on 26 Oct 2025, in the September 2025 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIB2 26 Oct 2025). It carries 2 marks.
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