Context switching is the process of saving the state of a currently running process and loading the state of the next process to be executed. This allows multiple processes to share the CPU efficiently. Context Switching is the process of saving and restoring the state (or context) of a process or thread during execution, so…
A process is a fundamental concept in operating systems (OS) representing a program in execution. It encompasses the program code, its current activity, and the necessary resources such as memory, files, and I/O devices required for its execution. Processes are dynamic entities that transition through various states, including new, ready, running, waiting, and terminated as…