In Unix, a process is a

2018

In Unix, a process is a

  1. A.

    tool

  2. B.

    daemon

  3. C.

    running program

  4. D.

    stderr

Attempted by 304 students.

Show answer & explanation

Correct answer: C

The correct option is C: running program. In Unix and computing in general, a program is a passive entity stored on disk, whereas a process is an active instance of that program in execution, loaded into memory with allocated resources.

Explore the full course: Btsc Lab Assistant