Across
- 3. command which creates a process
- 4. Switching process of storing and restoring the state (context) of a process or thread so that execution can be resumed from the same point at a later time
- 5. fundamental locking mechanism that can be used to allow a varied number of processes or threads access to a critical section
- 6. A condition when two processes need multiple shared resources at the same time in order to continue.
- 7. unit of logical memory of a program
- 10. signals sent to the CPU by external devices
Down
- 1. program object that is created so that multiple program thread can take turns sharing the same resource
- 2. Determine which process in memory is executed by the CPU at any given point.
- 3. unit of physical memory
- 8. which connects the application software to the hardware of a computer
- 9. A specific type of computer software developed to allow interaction with hardware devices
- 11. an instance of a program in execution.