Process:
- A process can be compared to a standalone program running on a computer.
- Examples of processes include web browsers, text editors, or media players.
- Each process has its own memory space, allowing it to run independently.
- Think of different programs running simultaneously on your computer as separate processes. For instance, if you have a web browser open and a media player running, they are separate processes.
Thread:
- A thread can be thought of as a smaller unit of execution within a process.
- Consider a word processing application where you can edit a document while it is being spell-checked in the background.
- The word processing application is the process, and editing and spell-checking are different threads within that process.
- Both the editing and spell-checking threads share the same memory space of the process and can work concurrently.
In simple terms, a process is like a program or application running on a computer, and a thread is a specific task or activity within that program. Multiple threads can exist within a single process, allowing for concurrent execution and multitasking within an application.
