Process State
- new: The process is being created
- running: Instructions are being executed
- waiting:The process is waiting for some event to occur
- ready: The process is waiting to be assigned to a processor
- terminated: The process has finished execution
Diagram of Process State
Process Control Block (PCB)
- Process state
- Program counter
- CPU registers
- CPU scheduling information
- Memory-management information
- Accounting information
- I/O status information
Process Control Block (PCB)
CPU Switch From Process to Process
