The___________ time in a swap out of a running process and swap in of a new process into the memory is very high.
A)context - switch
B)waiting
C)execution
D)all of the mentioned

Question

The___________    time in a swap out of a running process and swap in of a new process into the memory is very high.
A)context - switch
B)waiting
C)execution
D)all of the mentioned

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The term "context-switch" specifically refers to the process of storing and restoring the state (context) of a CPU so that execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time. This involves swapping out the currently running process and swapping in another process, which incurs a significant time cost due to the need to save and load registers, stack pointers, and other state information.

The___________ Time in a Swap Out of a Running Process and Swap