Processes
A process is created when an application is started. This process contains an instruction pointer that keeps track of the location currently being executed. In addition to executable code, a process contains virtual address space, memory space, and numerous CPU registers.
The virtual address space contains a logical set of valid addresses in a process. Memory space contains the global process data—the stack where local variables are stored, the heap where memory is dynamically allocated, and the set of pages used for mapping virtual addresses to physical memory.
Processes have three unique states: running, stopped, or blocked. Stopped processes are those that are being debugged while blocked processes are waiting for the operating system ...
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