Once a thread is in the ready state, the state it can enter next is ____.
A) BLOCKED
B) FINISHED
C) WAITING
D) RUNNING

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Once a thread is in the ready state, it can enter the running state where its instructions are executed by the processor. Therefore, the correct option is D. A thread can only enter the BLOCKED or WAITING state after it has started executing, not while it is in the ready state. FINISHED is not a valid state for a thread to enter after the ready state because a thread that has finished executing is no longer active in the system.

Once a Thread Is in the Ready State, the State