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What is IPC? What are the different IPC mechanisms?

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IPC (Interprocess Communication) is a mechanism that REQUIRES the use of RESOURCES like a memory that is SHARED between processes or threads. With IPC, OS allows different processes to COMMUNICATE with each other. It is simply used for exchanging data between multiple threads in one or more programs or processes. In this mechanism, different processes can communicate with each other with the approval of the OS.

Different IPC Mechanisms:

  • Pipes
  • Message Queuing
  • Semaphores
  • Socket
  • Shared Memory
  • Signals


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