COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A process on a computer is a____
A
program in execution
B
program on the hard drive
C
high level program
D
low level program
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A process is basically a program in execution. The execution of a process must progress in a sequential fashion. A process is defined as an entity which represents the basic unit of work to be implemented in the system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Execution in computer and software engineering is the process by which a computer or virtual machine reads and acts on the instructions of a computer program. Each instruction of a program is a description of a particular action which must be carried out, in order for a specific problem to be solved.

Detailed explanation-3: -A process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads. It contains the program code and its activity. Therefore, the process is a program in execution.

Detailed explanation-4: -In computing, a process is an instance of a computer program that is being executed. It contains the program code and its activity.

Detailed explanation-5: -A process is a program that executes only one thread of code. Instructions are executed in a single sequence in single-threaded processes. In other words, only one command at a time is processed. There is only one point of execution at any given time during the program’s execution.

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