Multiple choice

A ______ process possesses all the resources needed for its execution, except the processor.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended

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B Correct answer
Explanation

A ready process has all required resources allocated (memory, files, I/O permissions) except the processor. It is waiting in the ready queue for CPU time. Once the scheduler assigns it the processor, it transitions to the running state.