Cop4600 midterm review - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

______ is a part of a process that has ______ - Thread; It's own execution history( can't have without a stack) Program Counter Stack Every process has ______ threads and every thread ____ - one or more threads; belongs to exactly one process Elements that are unique to a process but not a thread - text(instructions) data (constants/statics) heap( dynamic allocations) Reason to use multiple threads instead of process - Can reduce overhead and facilitate sharing **Threading: Classical...

______ is a part of a process that has ______ - Thread; It's own execution history( can't have without a stack) Program Counter Stack Every process has ______ threads and every thread ____ - one or more threads; belongs to exactly one process

algorithm - ️️set of instructions with finite initial store and state, a starting point, and unambiguous ordering until the endpoint (halt point). Can be represented by a flow chart or a pseudocode. program - ️️sequence of instructions that embody and algo process - ️️program in execution + process state job - ️️task to be completed why do we need an OS - ️️ex. load a program onto a computer provides a layer of safety helps accessing I/O devices where is t...