Question

What is the number of processes created when the following program executes. int main() { fork(); fork(); fork(); return 0; }

Answer 1

`Process = 8`

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The code snippet

Required

Determine the number of processes

The number of process is calculated as thus:

`Process = 2^n`

Where n = 3

i.e. number of times fork() is called

`Process = 2^n` becomes

`Process = 2^3`

`Process = 8`