Inter-Process Communication

Question 1

What is inter-process communication (IPC)?

Answer 1

Sending and receiving of information between processes

Question 2

What are the main approaches to IPC?

Answer 2

Signals, sockets

Question 3

What is a signal?

Answer 3

It’s an integer value sent from one process to another

Question 4

What are the two steps in using signals?

Answer 4

Install a signal handler