Q. 16 A thread is usually defined as a “light weight process” because an operating
system (OS) maintains smaller data structures for a thread than for a process. In
relation to this, which of the following is TRUE?
(A) On per-thread basis, the OS maintains only CPU register state
(B) The OS does not maintain a separate stack for each thread
(C) On per-thread basis, the OS does not maintain virtual memory state
(D) On per-thread basis, the OS maintains only scheduling and accounting
information
Answer: (C)
Explanation:
