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Brief About The Initial Process Sequence While The System Boots Up.? |
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Answer» While booting, special process CALLED the 'swapper' or 'scheduler' is created with Process- ID 0. The swapper MANAGES memory allocation for processes and influences CPU allocation. The swapper INTURN creates 3 CHILDREN:
with IDs 1,2 and 3 respectively. This is done by executing the file "/etc/init". Process dispatcher gives birth to the shell. Unix KEEPS track of all the processes in an internal data structure called the Process Table (listing command is ps -el). While booting, special process called the 'swapper' or 'scheduler' is created with Process- ID 0. The swapper manages memory allocation for processes and influences CPU allocation. The swapper inturn creates 3 children: with IDs 1,2 and 3 respectively. This is done by executing the file "/etc/init". Process dispatcher gives birth to the shell. Unix keeps track of all the processes in an internal data structure called the Process Table (listing command is ps -el). |
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