Question

This cycle, of going through __________ states of running and input/output, may be repeated over and over until the job is completed.

(a) evaluation

(b) process

(c) program

(d) data

This question was posed to me in a national level competition.

My question is based upon Multiprogramming in chapter Operating Systems of Computer Fundamentals

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) process

For explanation I would say: The answer is process states. The cycle of going through process states can be repeated over and over again until the job is completed or the process gets aborted.