What is a Program?
When we execute a program that was just compiled, the OS will generate a process to execute the program. Execution of the program starts via GUI mouse clicks, command line entry of its name, etc. A program is a passive entity as it resides in the secondary memory, such as the contents of a file stored on disk. One program can have several processes.
Difference between Program and Process
In this article, we will understand the difference between the program and process in the operating system. But before learning the differences, we will need to know about the process and program in the operating system.
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