processes vs programs

hey,

what is the difference between a program and a process running on a given operating system?

regards,
proffy

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  • Ankita Katdare
    Ankita Katdare
    #-Link-Snipped-# It is quite simple actually.

    A program is a set of instructions that perform a designated task, where as the process does what is called ‘execution of instructions’.
    A process executes the program's modules concurrently. They are separate loadable modules.

    Where as the program perform the tasks directly relating to an operation of a user like word processing, executing presentation software etc.
  • nareshkumar6539
    nareshkumar6539
    Program is set of instructions,Process is program under execution
    Program is stored in Secondary Memory whereas Process stored in Main Memory
    Process is Active program is passive

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