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Old 07-02-2006
process vs task
Hi,

I am new to this forum and unix too. I have just started learning unix. As I was going through the first chapter, I read that unix is multitasking, multiprogramming, multiprocessing and multiuser OS.

My question is: Is there any difference between a TASK and a PROCESS. How are PROCESS IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS and TASK NUMBERS different?

I searched on google for two days but yet confused..... Please help me.

Thanks in advance
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Old 07-02-2006
Multitasking means concurrent execution of programs. A task can be a process or a thread, depending on the operating system
(if you want to learn this question more deeply read Maurice J. Bach, The Design of the Unix Operating System)
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Old 07-02-2006
Thanks
Thanks Hitori
 
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