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Process Management

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Different types of Processes in Process Table

Last Updated: 23 July 2025

The process table is a data structure used by the operating system to keep track of all processes. It is the collection of Program control Blocks (PCBs) which contains inf...read more

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Daemon Processes

Last Updated: 23 July 2025

A daemon process is a background process that runs independently of any user control and performs specific tasks for the system. Daemons are usually started when the syste...read more

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What is an Orphan Processes?

Last Updated: 23 July 2025

An orphan process is a process in an operating system whose parent process has terminated or exited while the child process is still running. In simple terms, the parent p...read more

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Priority Scheduling in Operating System

Last Updated: 25 August 2025

Priority scheduling is one of the most common scheduling algorithms used by the operating system to schedule processes based on their priority. Each process is assigned a ...read more

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Classical IPC Problems

Last Updated: 27 January 2026

Inter-Process Communication (IPC) allows processes to share data and coordinate tasks. However, when multiple processes interact, problems such as synchronization errors, ...read more

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Process Management

Program for HRRN CPU Scheduling Algorithm

Last Updated: 10 January 2025

The Highest Response Ratio Next (HRRN) scheduling algorithm is a non-preemptive scheduling technique used in operating systems to manage the execution of processes. It is ...read more

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Solutions to Process Synchronization Problems

Last Updated: 11 May 2026

In a multiprogramming environment, multiple processes often compete for shared resources like memory, CPU, or files. If not managed properly, this leads to race conditions...read more

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Process in Operating System

Last Updated: 11 May 2026

A process is a program in execution. When we write source code in C or C++ and compile it, the compiler generates an executable binary file. This executable file is called...read more

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Concept Of Address Split in OS

Last Updated: 12 July 2025

In OS we have two kind of addresses: Virtual/Logical Address, and Physical Address.Virtual or Logical Address:It is generated by the CPU.The meaning of the previous senten...read more

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Formation of Process from Program

Last Updated: 12 July 2025

A process is a program in execution. It is an active entity that requires system resources such as CPU time, memory, and I/O devices to execute. A program resides in secon...read more

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Preemptive and Non-Preemptive Scheduling

Last Updated: 24 April 2026

CPU scheduling in operating systems is the method of selecting which process in the ready queue will execute on the CPU next. It aims to utilise the processor efficiently ...read more

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States of a Process in Operating Systems

Last Updated: 11 May 2026

A process in an operating system passes through multiple states as it begins execution, waits for resources, gets scheduled, runs, and eventually finishes. These stages co...read more

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Zombie Processes and their Prevention

Last Updated: 23 July 2025

A zombie process is a process that has completed its execution but still remains in the process table because its parent process has not yet read its exit status. It is ca...read more

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Processes & Threads

Program for FCFS CPU Scheduling | Set 2 (Processes with different arrival times)

Last Updated: 23 July 2025

We have already discussed FCFS Scheduling of processes with same arrival time. In this post, scenarios, when processes have different arrival times, are discussed. Given n...read more

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Program for FCFS CPU Scheduling | Set 1

Last Updated: 14 January 2025

First come - First served (FCFS), is the simplest scheduling algorithm. FIFO simply queues processes according to the order they arrive in the ready queue.In this algorith...read more

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