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The __________ is the collection of program, data, stack, and attributes defined in the process control block.

A) Process Control Unit
B) Context Switch
C) Process Image
D) PCB (Process Control Block)

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Final answer:

The Process Image is the collection of program, data, stack, and attributes stored in the PCB, used during a context switch.

Step-by-step explanation:

The collection of program, data, stack, and attributes defined in the process control block is the Process Image. The Process Control Block (PCB) itself is a data structure in the operating system that contains the information needed to manage a particular process. The process image represents the current state of a process that is stored in the PCB and is used during a context switch when the operating system must stop the execution of the current process to resume the execution of another process. The PCB is created when a process is started and is updated throughout the execution of the process.

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