Question of Origin: Sequential Processes

[5***@web.de]

Hello,

I'm interested in the origin of the name/term PROCESS. I gather that
processes are so called because they are sequential processes (from the
heydays of MULTICS). But Does anyone know what sequential processes are
perticularly in the context of an runnable programs? Is it a sequence
of processes e.g. A, B, C, ... N, A, B, C ...? Why in fact the name
process? Is it because it is run on the PROCESSor?

I KNOW what processes are, and how they are scheduled. I am just
interested in the origin of the term process, and all I know is that it
comes from the name comes from the term/expression, sequential process.
But what are sequential processes? Does anyone know?

Thanks

- Olumide

[Gabriel Diaz]

i think you should read Edsger Wybe Dijkstra

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/

that is a good start point, i hope you will find it interesting

[B***@gmail.com]

Post by 5***@web.de
Hello,
I'm interested in the origin of the name/term PROCESS. I gather that
processes are so called because they are sequential processes (from the
heydays of MULTICS). But Does anyone know what sequential processes are
perticularly in the context of an runnable programs? Is it a sequence
of processes e.g. A, B, C, ... N, A, B, C ...? Why in fact the name
process? Is it because it is run on the PROCESSor?
I KNOW what processes are, and how they are scheduled. I am just
interested in the origin of the term process, and all I know is that it
comes from the name comes from the term/expression, sequential process.
But what are sequential processes? Does anyone know?
Thanks
- Olumide

If you want to know what processes are in essence, I strongly recommend
you to read the book in www.usingcsp.com

Bahadir