Question

The task privilege level at the instant of execution is called

(a) Descriptor privilege level (DPL)

(b) Current privilege level (CPL)

(c) Effective privilege level (EPL)

(d) None of the mentioned

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Answer 1

Right answer is (b) Current privilege level (CPL)

The explanation is: Any one of the four privilege levels may be used to execute a task. The task privilege level at that instant is called the Current Privilege Level (CPL).