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Understanding Child Processes and Zombies in Unix

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What happens to all children when a parent process is killed?

They are unaffected

They die too (correct)

They detach from the parent

They become zombies

What does it mean when a child process becomes a zombie process?

The child process has terminated but the parent has not been informed yet (correct)

The parent process dies as well

The child process has detached from the parent

The child process is still running normally

How are all Unix user-processes related in terms of hierarchy?

They have separate parents

They are not related in any hierarchy

They are grandchildren of the initial process init

They are all children of the initial process init (correct)

What is the main issue caused by persistent zombie processes?

They occupy valuable process slots Signup and view all the answers

Can a zombie process be killed by external intervention?

No, a zombie process cannot be killed as it is already dead Signup and view all the answers

What can cause persistent zombie processes according to the text?

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Understanding Child Processes and Zombies in Unix

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Questions and Answers

What happens to all children when a parent process is killed?

What does it mean when a child process becomes a zombie process?

How are all Unix user-processes related in terms of hierarchy?

What is the main issue caused by persistent zombie processes?

Can a zombie process be killed by external intervention?

What can cause persistent zombie processes according to the text?

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