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title: "What are the different states of a process?"  
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# What are the different states of a process?

What are the different [states](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81223/indian-states-on-responsibility-end-during-corona-pandemic) of a process?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

## The different states of a process:

- As it runs, a **process** goes through various phases. Distinct operating systems may have different states. The most typical process states, however, are described here.
- When the process is first created, it is in this state. In the process life cycle, it is the first state.
- **Ready-**The process is in the ready state and is waiting for the short term scheduler to assign it a processor so it may run. This stage occurs shortly following the process's new state.
- **Suspended Ready-**The processes that are ready to be resumed are stored in secondary memory. They were initially ready in main memory, but due to a lack of memory, they were forced to be postponed and stored in secondary memory.
- **Running-**When the processor executes the process instructions, the process is said to be in a running state. This is done after the short-term scheduler assigns the process to the processor.
- **Blocked-**If a process is waiting for anything to happen, it is in a blocked state. This event could be I/O because I/O events run in main memory and do not require the processor. When the event is finished, the process returns to the ready state.
- **Suspended Blocked-**This is comparable to ready-to-hang. Processes that are blocked and suspended are stored in secondary memory.
- **Terminated-**Once the process has completed its execution, it is terminated. The process is removed from main memory and its process control block is also erased when it is terminated.

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