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Whenever a process needs I/O to or from a disk it issues a __

A. a) system call to the operating system
B. b) a special procedure
C. c) system call to the CPU
D. d) all of the mentioned
Correct Answer: A. a) system call to the operating system

system call to the operating system

Whenever a process requires input or output operations involving a disk, it initiates a system call to the operating system. This system call informs the OS about the specific I/O request, such as reading or writing data to a particular location on the disk. The OS then handles the request, interacts with the disk controller, and eventually returns control to the process when the operation is complete.

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