20.07.2009 22:05 Uhr, Quelle: MacFixIt

Info: Process organization in OS X

OS X is built as a multitasking, multi-user environment in which resources are "shared" between various processes and tasks, which enables simultaneous processing of tasks. Essentially, the whole system is a bunch of independent processes, and while some rely on others, only a minimum number of them are dependent on another. As such, many can be quit and relaunched without harming the system, but sometimes if a process is not coded properly, resources can be used up rather quickly and cause the system to hang. There are several indicators when this happens in OS X, including the affected application (or dependent applications) freezing and running slowly, and displaying the infamous spinning beach ball cursor.

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