What are the typical elements of a process image?

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What are the typical elements of a process image?..

Answer / guest

User data: Modifiable part of user space. May include
program data, user stack area, and programs that may be
modified.
User program: The instructions to be executed.
System Stack: Each process has one or more LIFO stacks
associated with it. Used to store parameters and calling
addresses for procedure and system calls.
Process control Block (PCB): Info needed by the OS to
control processes

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What are the typical elements of a process image?..

Answer / ahmad kamal bin kamarun hamidy

-Stack
-User program code
-process control block

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What are the typical elements of a process image?..

Answer / subhodip ghosh

The process is active entity....process image contains
Stack:Function parameters,return address, variable address
Data section:it holds local variables .
heap:to hold dynamically allocated memory.
PCB(Process control block):1.process status
2.Process no
3.program counter
4.register
5.memory limits(base & limit)
6.I/0 information

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