Multiple choice technology operating systems

Which system call is used to to bias the existing priority of a process?

  1. exec()

  2. nice()

  3. brk()

  4. fork()
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Explanation

The nice() system call modifies a process's nice value, which affects its CPU scheduling priority. Lower nice values indicate higher priority. Other options: exec() executes a new program, brk() adjusts the data segment size, and fork() creates a new process.

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