Java Multithreading and Parallel Programming Masterclass - What Is a Process?

The video tutorial explains the concept of processes in an operating system, detailing the process lifecycle, including states like new, ready, running, waiting, and terminated. It covers the role of the scheduler and preemption, using examples of single CPU core management and preemptive multitasking. The tutorial also discusses the process control block, which stores essential information about processes.

What is a process in the context of an operating system?

How does the operating system manage the state transitions of a process?

What is the role of the scheduler in an operating system?

Describe the life cycle of a process.

Explain the concept of preemptive multitasking.

What is the significance of the time slice in process scheduling?

What information does a process control block (PCB) contain?