Processing

Question 1

Real-time processing

Answer 1

Where a computer has to react to an input within a guaranteed time.

Question 2

Batch processing

Answer 2

All data is collected together before being processed in a single operation.

Question 3

Interactive Multi-programming

Answer 3

In this type of programming, programs interact with one another as opposed to freezing once the program switches ​

Question 4

Multi-processing

Answer 4

Multiprocessing is the coordinated processing of programs by more than one computer processor. ​

Question 5

States of Processes

Answer 5

• Ready to running - The previous process moves and the next one in the queue is processed.
• Running to ready - the current process is preempted and it is sent to the ready queue to wait.
• Running to blocked - the current process is waiting for a resource before it can proceed.
• Blocked to ready - the process gets to the resource it needs and goes into the ready queue.