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# Processes and Threads

## Processes

### What is a Process?

- Definition and Explanation:
- Wikipedia: Process (computing)

- GeeksforGeeks: Process in Operating System

- Process vs. Program:

- What is the difference between a process and a program? (Stack Overflow)

### Process Management

- Process Lifecycle and States:
  - Wikipedia: Process state
  - GeeksforGeeks: Process States in Operating System
- Process Control Block (PCB):
  - Wikipedia: Process control block
  - Tutorialspoint: Process Control Block
- Process Scheduling:
  - Tutorialspoint: CPU Scheduling
  - GeeksforGeeks: CPU Scheduling Algorithms
- Inter-process Communication (IPC):
  - Wikipedia: Inter-process communication
  - Tutorialspoint: Inter Process Communication

## Threads

### What is a Thread?

- Definition and Explanation:
- Wikipedia: Thread (computing)
- GeeksforGeeks: Threads in Operating System
- Threads vs. Processes:
- Programiz: Difference Between Process and Thread
- Stack Overflow: What is the difference between a thread and a process?

### Thread Management

- Thread Creation and Management:
  - Java Threads - Tutorialspoint (Example for Java)
  - POSIX Threads - Tutorialspoint (Example for C/C++)
- Thread Synchronization:
  - Wikipedia: Thread synchronization
  - Tutorialspoint: Thread Synchronization
- Types of Threads (Kernel-level, User-level):
  - GeeksforGeeks: Types of Threads
- Thread Pools:
  - Oracle Java Documentation: Thread Pools

## Concurrency and Parallelism

- Concurrency (computer science):
- Wikipedia: Concurrency (computer science)
- Parallel Computing:
- Wikipedia: Parallel computing

## Books

- Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne: (ISBN: 978-1292400451)
- Excellent coverage of processes, threads, and concurrency.
- Modern Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum: (ISBN: 978-0133591620)
- In-depth explanations of operating system concepts, including process and thread management.

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