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Chapter 2
Process Management and the Lifecycle of Execution
Part of Fundamentals of Operating System Concepts
Central question: How are programs transformed into active processes and managed by the kernel to ensure controlled execution?
Objectives
- Define a Process and Its Core Components
- Control the Process Lifecycle via System Calls
- Orchestrate Concurrent Execution via Context Switching
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