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Process
Active entity. Contains a stack, data section, heap, and text section
Process Control Block
Contains information about each process
I/O Bound
A process that uses I/O more than the CPU
CPU Bound
A process that uses the CPU more than I/O
Context Switch
When the CPU saves the state of a process to start another process
Interprocess Communication
Sharing memory or message passing in between processes
Blocking message passing
Synchronous. Blocks the sender or receiver until the message is received
Non-blocking
Asynchronous. Doesn't block any process
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