module4.md

Module 4: Process Management

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the concept of processes in Linux
• Learn how to manage processes using command-line tools
• Explore process monitoring, control, and termination

Activities:

1. Lesson: Introduction to Processes

   • Understanding the concept of processes in Linux
   • Process identifiers (PID) and parent-child relationships
   • Process states and priorities

2. Lesson: Process Monitoring

   • Viewing running processes using ps
   • Monitoring process activity using top
   • Filtering and sorting processes

3. Lesson: Process Control and Termination

   • Controlling processes with signals: kill, killall
   • Background and foreground processes
   • Suspending and resuming processes

4. Exercise: Process Management

   • Practice monitoring running processes and identifying resource usage
   • Control and terminate specific processes using command-line tools