Question

What is a processor? What is a job? What is a process? Give example for each.

Answer 1

As per the Chegg guidelines, among multiple questions, the first question needs to be answered. Therefore, the solution of problem 4 is answered.

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Solution:

Processor:

• The processor refers to the logical circuit which is used to derive a computer. The processor respond and process the instructions which are needed to derive a computer.
• The interchangeable name of the processor is the central processing unit (CPU).
• The processors are found in tablets, PCs, computers, smartphones, etc.

The job of Processor:

• The job of the processor is to execute the basic commands of the computer such as arithmetic, logic, input-output operations along with the command allocation to chips.
• Also, its job consists of providing the responsibility to other components of the computer what to do, as per the instructions of the program currently executing on that computer.

Process:

• It is an instance of a program that is executing currently on the computer. This means it is related to a task in the term of operating system.
• With the process, some certain data is associated with it in order to track the process.
• A process may consist of multiple threads that are executing concurrently.

Example of Process:

• Consider Mr. A logged in, on a computer. He wants to see the dashboard which is related to his business.
• So, in order to get the dashboard of his business, he needs to move to the section which has the dashboard.
• For doing this, basically he created a process that is being handled by the respective operating system.
• For this process of the dashboard, the operating system allocates the memory for the current process.
• Along with this, the operating system makes sure that this particular process must not be accessible by any other process.
• Hence, it is defined that a process is just an execution of the program.