Friday, 9 November 2012

What is the difference between a ‘thread’ and a ‘process’? | Embedded Interview Questions

Process:
In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being sequentially executed by a computer system that has the ability to run several computer programs concurrently.
Thread:
A single process may contain several executable programs (threads) that work together as a coherent whole. One thread might, for example, handle error signals, another might send a message about the error to the user, while a third thread is executing the actual task of the..

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