Multiple choice

The ______ state of a process denotes processes that are not known to the operating system.

  1. dormant

  2. ready

  3. running

  4. suspended

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Explanation

A dormant process is not known to the operating system; it has not been created yet or has been terminated. Dormant processes exist only as potential programs on disk without an active PCB. The OS only tracks processes that have been created and admitted to the system.