Monday 27 February 2012

Process Concept


  • An operating system executes a variety of programs:
  1. Batch system – jobs
  2. Time-shared systems – user programs or tasks
  • Textbook uses the terms job and process almost interchangeably.
  • Process – a program in execution; process execution must progress in sequential fashion.
  • A process includes:
  1. program counter
  2. stack
  3. data section

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