To understand system calls, first one needs to understand the difference between kernel mode and user mode of a CPU. Every modern operating system supports these two modes. In computing, a system ...read more
Process
3 postsDeadlock Detection and Deadlock recovery are important tasks of OS. If deadlocks are not avoided, then another approach is to detect when they have occurred and recover somehow. These are explained as ...read more
A process is a program in execution. Process States in Operating System : Each process goes through different states in its life cycle- New (Create) : Newly Created Process (or) being-created process. ...read more