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Processes on Linux and Windows NT

By Glen Flower,

Introduction

Virtual Memory

Process Image

User and Group Privileges

Multitasking

Multiprocessing

Process Context

Threads

Scheduling

Mutual Exclusion and Synchronisation

Timers

Communication Between Processes

A Closer Look at Processes on the Linux Operating System

Bibliography

 

Copyright © 1997, Glen Flower
Published in Issue 23 of the Linux Gazette, December 1997

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