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diff --git a/help/C/process-explain.page b/help/C/process-explain.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3ab8fbf --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/process-explain.page @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="process-explain"> + <info> + <revision version="0.2" pkgversion="3.11" date="2014-01-26" status="review"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#processes-info" group="processes-info" /> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + <years>2011</years> + </credit> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Michael Hill</name> + <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> + <years>2011, 2014</years> + </credit> + + <desc>A process can be manipulated from the process list.</desc> + </info> + + <title>What is a process?</title> + + <comment> + <cite date="2011-06-18" href="mailto:philbull@gmail.com">Phil Bull</cite> + <p>Explain, in simple terms, what a process is, how they relate to + applications, how some are 'system processes', and what you can do with a + process.</p> + </comment> + + <p>A <gui>process</gui> is a program or application being executed by the + system. When an application is launched, the system assigns a unique process ID + (PID), and its instructions and data are loaded into memory.</p> + + <p>The <gui>Processes</gui> tab displays information on processes, and allows + you to <gui>Stop</gui>, <gui>Continue</gui>, <gui>End</gui>, <gui>Kill</gui>, + or change the priority of a process. If you choose to display + <gui>All Processes</gui>, the process list will include + <em>system processes</em>, which run in the background providing various + services that keep a computer running.</p> + +</page> |