Across
- 3. The program in execution
- 5. A condition where processes wait indefinitely for resources held by each other
- 6. A mechanism that allows multiple processes to access the CPU efficiently
- 7. A system call used to create a new process
- 9. The volatile storage where processes reside during execution
Down
- 1. A type of scheduling where the highest-priority process executes first
- 2. A technique to manage multiple processes by allocating CPU time
- 4. A memory management scheme that eliminates external fragmentation
- 6. A system that allows multiple users to use a computer at the same time
- 8. The core component of an operating system
