Friday, April 8, 2011

What is process and processor?

PROCESS :
In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its current activity. Depending on the operating system (OS), a process may be made up of multiple threads of execution that execute instructions concurrently.


PROCESSOR :
The processor (CPU, for Central Processing Unit) is the computer’s brain. It allows the processing of numeric data, meaning information entered in binary form, and the execution of instructions stored in memory.


Example of processors :





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