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What is a zombie process?
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The correct answer is B) A terminated process whose exit status has not been collected by its parent — its PCB remains in the process table
B
Correct Answer
A terminated process whose exit status has not been collected by its parent — its PCB remains in the process table
Explanation
When a child exits, its PCB stays until the parent calls wait(). Until then, it's a zombie. Orphan processes (parent exits first) are adopted by init/PID 1.
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