The concept of a process
In the field of computer science, a process of execution is an instance of a specific computer program or software that is being executed by the operating system. A process contains both the program code and its current activities and interactions with other entities. Depending on the operating system, the implementation of a process can be made up of multiple threads of execution that can execute instructions concurrently or in parallel.
It is important to note that a process is not equivalent to a computer program. While a program is simply a static collection of instructions (program code), a process is instead the actual execution of those instructions. This also means that the same program could be run concurrently by spawning multiple processes. These processes execute the same code from the parent program.
For example, the internet browser Google Chrome usually manages a processcalledGoogle Chrome Helperfor its main program in order to facilitate web browsing...
