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Is the distinction between program and process only important in multiprocessor systems?
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Computers can do many things at the same time. In order to keep track of those things, each is assigned a process. In the process, the computer keeps track of which program is running, how much memory it needs, what files it has open, etc. A "process", therefore, is something like a unit of work. Inside a process, a program runs, and the program may cause other "processes" to start, inside of which will be other programs. The computer will initiate a process also when you double click on an icon to start a program. A program can start other processes, in fact many pieces of software are actually running many processes with little pieces of the software running in each process, and they all "talk" to each other, and it looks like a seamless one program event to you.
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