- The operating system manages many kinds of activities ranging from user programs to system programs like printer spooler, name servers, file server etc. Each of these activities is encapsulated in a process. A process includes the complete execution context.
The five major activities of an operating system in regard to process management are as under: - Creation and deletion of user and system processes.
- Suspension and resumption of processes.
- A mechanism for process synchronization
- A mechanism for process communication.
- A mechanism for deadlock handling.
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