Process Manager

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The Process Manager is an operating system component responsible for creating, scheduling, and terminating processes while coordinating their execution on the CPU.

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Process Manager canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf operating system component
abstracts hardware execution units for processes
aimsTo maximize CPU utilization
maximize throughput
minimize response time
canImplement non-preemptive scheduling
preemptive scheduling
controls process creation
process scheduling
process termination
coordinates CPU allocation to processes
context switching
process dispatching
dependsOn CPU context save and restore mechanisms
hardware timer interrupts
ensures controlled process termination
fair CPU allocation
process isolation
exposes system calls for process management
handles process creation requests
process priorities
process state transitions
process termination requests
hasFunction coordinate process execution on the CPU
create processes
schedule processes
terminate processes
interactsWith I/O manager
memory manager
scheduler
maintains process control information
manages process lifecycle
process states
monitors CPU usage by processes
process execution state
operatesIn kernel mode
partOf operating system kernel
relatedTo process control block
relatedToConcept process scheduling
process synchronization
responsibleFor resuming processes
starting new programs as processes
suspending processes
waking up blocked processes
supports concurrent process execution
multiprogramming
multitasking
uses blocked queues
ready queues
scheduling algorithms

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Memory Manager interactsWith Process Manager