5 Questions
What are the components included in a process?
Program counter, stack, data section
What are the four principle events that lead to process creation?
System initialization, execution of a process creation system calls, user request to create a new process, initialization of a batch job
What is the term for processes that stay in the background and suddenly handle activities such as email, webpage, and printing?
Daemons
What is the term for the process that creates a new process, such as fork()?
Parent process
What forms a tree of processes in the process creation hierarchy?
Parent processes creating children processes, which in turn create other processes
Study Notes
Components of a Process
- A process consists of program counter, registers, memory, and system resources.
Process Creation
- Four principle events that lead to process creation are:
- System initialization
- Execution of a process creation system call
- A user request to create a new process
- Initiation of a batch job
Background Processes
- Processes that stay in the background and suddenly handle activities such as email, webpage, and printing are called daemons.
Process Creation Hierarchy
- A parent process creates a new process using a system call, typically fork().
- The parent process forms a tree of processes in the process creation hierarchy.
Test your knowledge about processes and threads in operating systems with this quiz. Topics include process concept, process structure, and program execution.
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