PROCESS MANAGEMENT

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WHAT IS A PROCESS ?

¡ Source Code
¡ Program
¡ Process

A process is a program in execution

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PROCESS ARE LIKE HUMANS

¡ Processes are generated

¡ The have a life and a lifecycle
¡ The can generate one or more children
¡ The eventually die

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PROCESS LIFECYCLE

new admit exit terminated

interrupt

ready running
scheduler
dispatch

I/O or event
I/O or event waiting wait
completion

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PROCESS CONTROL BLOCK

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PROCESS SWITCHING

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PROCESS QUEUES
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