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 ⓘ