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Lab #8 Signals

Lab #8 Signals. Operating System Lab. What Are Signals?. A signal is used by the OS to notify a process that a particular event has occurred. All signals follow the same pattern: A signal is generated by the occurrence of a particular event. A generated signal is delivered to a process.

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Operating Systems IPC Unix Case Study: Signals

Operating Systems IPC Unix Case Study: Signals. Signal: An IPC Mechanism. With pipes we communicated data With signal, we can communicate control command The only information is: The number identifying the signal Interrupts a process and forces it to handle the event immediately

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