1. Introduction to Advanced Operating Systems Flashcards by Allison Urban | Brainscape

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What is a program?

A

A static image of a computer program loaded into memory.

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What is a process?

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A program in execution.

Process = program + state

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What is the difference between a process and a thread?

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process = program + state of all threads executing in the program

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