Summary

In this chapter, we explored the concept of processes in operating systems. Processes are fundamental entities that execute programs and manage resources on the computer. We delved into the process life cycle, examining the various stages a process goes through from creation to termination. Additionally, we discussed IPC, which is crucial for processes to interact and exchange information with each other.

Furthermore, we introduced daemons in the context of Linux operating systems. Daemons are special types of processes that run in the background as services and perform specific tasks such as managing system resources, handling network connections, or providing other essential services to the system. We also explored the concepts of system and user threads, which are lightweight processes that share the same address space as the parent process. We discussed the advantages of multithreaded applications, including improved performance and responsiveness, as well as the challenges...