When the operating system swaps processes what information does it need to record about the process to be able to continue with the process later on ?
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When the operating system swaps processes what information does it need to record about the process to be able to continue with the process later on ?
its same info when a process is interrupted and another gains control:
system state, cpu registers (general and not general, such as PC) on some archictecture specific data areas.