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<h1 id="process-management-structures">Process Management Structures</h1>
<h2 id="core-concepts">Core Concepts</h2>
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<li><strong>Process:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_(computing)">Wikipedia: Process (computing)</a></li>
<li>An instance of a program in execution.</li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Process Management:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/process-management-in-operating-system/">GeeksforGeeks: Process Management in Operating System</a></li>
<li>The tasks performed by an operating system to manage processes.</li>
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<h2 id="key-data-structures">Key Data Structures</h2>
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<li><strong>Process Control Block (PCB):</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_control_block">Wikipedia: Process control block</a></li>
<li>A data structure that stores information about a process, such as its process ID, state, program counter, register values, memory allocation details, and more.</li>
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<li><strong>Process Table:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.techopedia.com/definition/1066/process-table">Techopedia: Process Table</a></li>
<li>A table maintained by the operating system that contains entries (usually PCBs) for each active process.</li>
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<h2 id="process-states">Process States</h2>
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<li><strong>Process State:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_state">Wikipedia: Process state</a></li>
<li>Represents the current activity of a process, such as running, ready, blocked (waiting), etc.</li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Process State Diagram:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/process-states-in-operating-system/">GeeksforGeeks: Process States in Operating System</a> </li>
<li>Illustrates the possible states of a process and transitions between them.</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="process-scheduling">Process Scheduling</h2>
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<li><strong>Process Scheduling:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/operating_system/os_process_scheduling.htm">Tutorialspoint: CPU Scheduling</a></li>
<li>The mechanism by which the operating system determines which process gets access to the CPU and for how long.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Scheduling Algorithms:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/cpu-scheduling-algorithms/">GeeksforGeeks: CPU Scheduling Algorithms</a></li>
<li>Various algorithms like First-Come, First-Served (FCFS), Shortest Job First (SJF), Priority Scheduling, Round Robin, etc., used to determine the execution order of processes.</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="inter-process-communication-ipc">Inter-process Communication (IPC)</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Inter-process Communication:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-process_communication">Wikipedia: Inter-process communication</a></li>
<li>Mechanisms that allow processes to communicate and synchronize with each other. Examples include:<ul>
<li><strong>Pipes:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline_(Unix)">Wikipedia: Pipeline (Unix)</a></li>
<li><strong>Message Queues:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_queue">Wikipedia: Message queue</a></li>
<li><strong>Shared Memory:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_memory">Wikipedia: Shared memory</a></li>
<li><strong>Sockets:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_socket">Wikipedia: Network socket</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="threads-and-concurrency">Threads and Concurrency</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Thread (computing):</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thread_(computing)">Wikipedia: Thread (computing)</a></li>
<li>A lightweight process that shares resources with other threads within the same process.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Concurrency (computer science):</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concurrency_(computer_science)">Wikipedia: Concurrency (computer science)</a></li>
<li>Dealing with multiple tasks seemingly at the same time.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Thread Synchronization:</strong><ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tutorialspoint.com/operating-system/os_thread_synchronization.htm">Tutorialspoint: Thread Synchronization</a></li>
<li>Mechanisms (like mutexes, semaphores, etc.) to prevent race conditions and ensure data consistency when multiple threads access shared resources.</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="additional-resources">Additional Resources</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Books:</strong><ul>
<li><em>Operating System Concepts</em> by Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne (<strong>ISBN:</strong> 978-1292400451)</li>
<li><em>Modern Operating Systems</em> by Andrew S. Tanenbaum (<strong>ISBN:</strong> 978-0133591620)</li>
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