What are the process states in Unix?

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / vijay

we have only
1) Running(ready to run)
2) stopped
3) suspended( sleep)
4) zombie

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / ssathishmurugan

1,user running,
2,kernel running,
3,ready to run in memory
4,ready to run in swap area
5,blocked, but process in memory
6,blocked, but process in swap area and
7,zombie

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / amit

1.running
2.stop
3. zombie

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / priyanka sial

The states of process defines the condition of the process
in the phases of execution.
Processes have different states:
1. Ready state
2. Runnung state
3. Waiting state
4. Finished state.

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / upendar

As a process executes it changes state according
to its circumstances. Unix processes have the following states:

Running : The process is either running or it is ready
to run .
Waiting : The process is waiting for an event or for a resource.
Stopped : The process has been stopped, usually by receiving a signal.
Zombie : The process is dead but have not been removed from the process table.

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / sumit

1.The running or ready to run state.
2.waiting state for any event or resource.
3.stopped by any signal or event.
4.zombie state process execution completted but information
stiil in precess table for parent process

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / julius nyerere kawemba

As a process executes it changes state according to its
circumstances. Unix processes have the following states:
1.Running : The process is either running or it is ready to
run .
2.Waiting : The process is waiting for an event or for a
resource.
3.Stopped : The process has been stopped, usually by
receiving a signal.
4.Zombie : The process is dead but have not been removed
from the process table.

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / bikram swain

And
Sleep
Suspended also....

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / anuj

1.Runnable
2.Sleeping
3.wake up
4.suspended
5.zombie
6.orphan

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What are the process states in Unix?..

Answer / fgreregr

and also orphan

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