Lecture 3 Flashcards
1
Q
What are some functions of the OS kernel
A
Process Management
•Process creation and termination
Memory Management
•Allocation of address space to processes
I/O Management
•Buffer management
Support Functions
•Interrupt handling
2
Q
What are the 2 essesntial elements of a process?
A
1)Program code
which may be shared with other processes that are
executing the same program
2)A set of data associated with that code
when the processor begins to execute the program code, we refer to this executing entity as a process
