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‎03-07-2017 08:54 PM

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Product: h8-1360t Product #: B4J27AV#AB
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I have the Task Manager up. It lists Applications, Processes, Services, Networking, Performance, and Users. What is the difference between an Application and a Process ?

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‎03-07-2017 10:54 PM

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Hi,

 

An application is a program which you interact with on the machine. It can be Word, Excel, Firefox ...

 

A process is an instance of a particular executable program file running. A given application may have several processes running simultaneously (several processes may be associated with the same program. Many process can be pre-loaeded with Windows.

 

Regards.

 

BH
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