Question 8
The number of CPUs supported by xv6 is 64.
The size of each struct proc is 64 bytes.
The array proc can dynamically resize to handle more than 64 processes.
The system can handle a maximum of 64 processes simultaneously.
Operating Systems Quiz 1 7 Jul 2024 — Question 8
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The system can handle a maximum of 64 processes simultaneously.
Question 8 of 19 in the IIT Madras BS Operating Systems (Operating Systems) Quiz 1 paper sat on 7 Jul 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIM4 7 July 2024). It carries 2 marks.
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