What Is Ipc in Operating System?
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In computer science, inter-process communication or interprocess communication (IPC) refers specifically to the mechanisms an operating system provides to allow the processes to manage shared data.

What is IPC example?

IPC Examples

Local Fortune Client Example Demonstrates using QLocalSocket for a simple local service client
Shared Memory Example Demonstrates doing inter-process communication using shared memory with the QSharedMemory class

What are 3 IPC techniques?

These are the methods in IPC:

  • Pipes (Same Process) – This allows flow of data in one direction only. …
  • Names Pipes (Different Processes) – This is a pipe with a specific name it can be used in processes that don’t have a shared common process origin. …
  • Message Queuing – …
  • Semaphores – …
  • Shared memory – …
  • Sockets –
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