PROCESS CONTROL BLOCK (PCB)

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Process Control Block (PCB)

A Process Control Block is a data structure maintained by the Operating System for every process. The PCB is identified by an integer process ID (PID). A PCB keeps all the information needed to keep track of a process as listed below in the table −


 
The architecture of a PCB is completely dependent on Operating System and may contain different information in different operating systems. Here is a simplified diagram of a PCB −
Process Control Block The PCB is maintained for a process throughout its lifetime, and is deleted once the process terminates.

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