Process Management Basics

Created on December 17, 2025

2025   ·   operating-systems

Process Management

A process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its activity. Depending on the operating system (OS), a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently.

Process States

  • New
  • Ready
  • Running
  • Waiting
  • Terminated


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