The procedure by which a process's state is saved before being swapped out of the CPU, then us restored to the state when the process is about to execute, is known as?
A) processing handling
B) context switching
C) state cycling
D) priority slicing

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This procedure is called context switching, which involves saving the CPU's current state (registers, program counter, etc.) before replacing it with another process's state. When the original process is ready to execute again, its saved state is restored, and the process can pick up where it left off. Options A, C, and D do not describe the process accurately.

The Procedure by Which a Process's State Is Saved Before