Multiple choice

A ______ process lacks some resources other than the processor.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A suspended process is one that has been swapped out of main memory to secondary storage (typically disk). While suspended, the process lacks memory and other resources but remains in the system. It can be resumed later by being swapped back into memory.