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Question 24. CSCD240-E1-B
Define process including PID and memory.
Work the drill
Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.
Ideal answer
An instance of a running program with its own virtual memory address space, its own file descriptors, a unique PID assigned by the kernel, and a state (running/sleeping/stopped/zombie) the kernel schedules.
Misconception bank
Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.
A program
Misconception. Program is on-disk; process is an instance.
Remedy. Static vs dynamic distinction.
Authority mappings
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DCWF roles:
IT-451 System Administrator
DCWF tasks:
T0501
Course-artifact links
Lectures
- CSCD240-S26-L08. Pipes, filters, grep, sort, uniq, wc, tar
Lab questions
- CSCD240-S26-LAB6: Run ps, ps -ef, ps aux. Explain the difference.