Contrast processes and threads
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This question evaluates understanding of operating system and concurrency fundamentals—specifically differences between processes and threads including memory isolation, resource ownership, scheduling, context-switch costs, inter-process communication versus in-process synchronization, failure isolation, and security.
What are the differences between processes and threads? Compare memory isolation, resource ownership, scheduling, context-switch cost, inter-process communication versus in-process synchronization, failure isolation, and security. When would you choose one over the other in production systems?
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