ISRO Computer Science (CSE) 2008 - Question 47

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Which of the following need not necessarily be saved on a context switch between processes?

  • A. General purpose registers
  • B. Translation look-aside buffer
  • C. Program counter
  • D. All of the above

Answer: B. Translation look-aside buffer

Explanation: TLB contents are usually flushed or tagged, but not 'saved' and 'restored' like registers. They are a cache.

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