Algorithms Quiz | SP Contest 3 | Question 7
Consider the below C program:
int main(){ fork(); fork(); fork(); printf("Hello World");} |
How many child processes will be created when the above program executes?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
Answer: (D)
Explanation: For n fork calls in a program, (2n-1) child processes are created.
Here n = 3.
Therefore, no of child process = 23 – 1 = 8 – 1 = 7.
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