Multiple choice technology programming languages

1.) Difference between fork() & vfork()

  1. a) vforlk() allows more one child process to be created simaltaneously whereas for() allows only one

  2. b) vfork() retains same PID for child & parent known as virtual PID

  3. c) vfork() suspends the parent process until child process exits

  4. d) fork() & vfork() are same
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Unlike fork(), which duplicates the parent process and runs both concurrently, vfork() suspends the parent process until the child process either calls exec() or exits, preventing address space corruption.

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