Content

• 4.1 Understanding Linux Processes
  • Overview and Objectives
    • Learning Objectives
    • Prerequisites
  • Key Topics
    • Process Lifecycle: Creation, Execution, and Termination
    • Process Hierarchy and Parent-Child Relationships
    • Process States: Running, Sleeping, Zombie, and Stopped
    • Process Identifiers: PID, PPID, and Session ID
    • Memory and Resource Allocation to Processes
  • Real-world Context
  • Common Pitfalls
  • Recommended Reading
  • Lab Exercises
    • Lab Overview
    • Lab Exercise 1: Examining Process Hierarchies
    • Lab Exercise 2: Observing Process States
    • Lab Exercise 3: Analyzing Process Identifiers
    • Lab Exercise 4: Memory and Resource Observation
    • Troubleshooting Guide
  • Assessment
    • Multiple Choice Questions
    • Short Answer Questions

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