Question

What is the default disposition of most signals?

(a) ignore the signal

(b) terminate the process

(c) suspend the process

(d) kill the signal

I had been asked this question in a national level competition.

I would like to ask this question from Process Control System Calls topic in chapter System Programming II – Process Control & Unix System Performance of Unix

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) terminate the process

The best explanation: The action that a signal takes on receipt of a signal is called disposition. The default disposition of most signals is to terminate the process.