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What are the process states in Unix?


Process states in Linux:


Running: Process is either running or ready to run

Interruptible: a Blocked state of a process and waiting for an event or signal from another process

Uninterruptible: a blocked state. Process waits for a hardware condition and cannot handle any signal

Stopped: Process is stopped or halted and can be restarted by some other process

Zombie: process terminated, but information is still there in the process table.


What are the process states in UNIX?

UNIX has the following process states:


1) Running

2) Suspended (sleep)

3) Stopped

4) Zombie