When a child process exits before the parent process exits, which of the following is true:

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none of the mentioned

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the child process becomes defunct

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the parent process becomes defunct

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if the parent process does not handle SIGCHLD, the child process becomes a zombie

1.	When a child process exits before the parent process exits, which of the following is true:
A.	the child process becomes defunct
B.	the parent process becomes defunct
C.	if the parent process does not handle SIGCHLD, the child process becomes a zombie
D.	none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned

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