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Operation on processes

Operation on processes

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

1. create a process

2. destroy a process 

3. suspend a process

4. resume a process 

5. change the priority of a process

6. block a process 

7. wake up a process

8. dispatch a process

9. enable inter process communication 

All operation on a process are explain following:

1. create a process:Operation on a Process:

The execution of a process is a complex activity. It involves various operations. Following are the operations that are performed while execution of a process:

1. Creation: This the initial step of process execution activity. Process creation means the construction of a new process for the execution. This might be performed by system, user or old process itself. There are several events that leads to the process creation. Some of the such events are following:

  • When we start the computer, system creates several background processes.
  • A user may request to create a new process.
  • A process can create a new process itself while executing.
  • Batch system takes initiation of a batch job.

2. Scheduling/Dispatching: The event or activity in which the state of the process is changed from ready to running. It means the operating system puts the process from ready state into the running state. Dispatching is done by operating system when the resources are free or the process has higher priority than the ongoing process. There are various other cases in which the process in running state is preempted and process in ready state is dispatched by the operating system.

3. Blocking: When a process invokes an input-output system call that blocks the process and operating system put in block mode. Block mode is basically a mode where process waits for input-output. Hence on the demand of process itself, operating system blocks the process and dispatches another process to the processor. Hence, in process blocking operation, the operating system puts the process in ‘waiting’ state.

4. Preemption: When a timeout occurs that means the process hadn’t been terminated in the allotted time interval and next process is ready to execute, then the operating system preempts the process. This operation is only valid where CPU scheduling supports preemption. Basically this happens in priority scheduling where on the incoming of high priority process the ongoing process is preempted. Hence, in process preemption operation, the operating system puts the process in ‘ready’ state.

5. Termination: Process termination is the activity of ending the process. In other words, process termination is the relaxation of computer resources taken by the process for the execution. Like creation, in termination also there may be several events that may lead to the process termination. Some of them are:



                     

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