Question

What is interprocess communication?

(a) communication within the process

(b) communication between two process

(c) communication between two threads of same process

(d) none of the mentioned

I had been asked this question at a job interview.

This question is from Processes in chapter Processes of Operating System

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) communication between two process

The best explanation: Interprocess Communication (IPC) is a communication mechanism that allows processes to communicate with each other and synchronise their actions without using the same address space. IPC can be achieved using shared memory and message passing.