Computer Science GCSE
Process management
What Process management means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Process management
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Decides which programs or processes get processor time, schedules them, shares memory between them and closes them when finished.
Topics that use Process management
- Software (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Peripheral management
- User management
- Backup
- Data compression
- Disk defragmentation
- File management
- File repair
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