Which of the following system calls is used to let the parent process create a child process?
A) abort();
B) wait();
C) fork();
D) exec().

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The fork() system call is used to create a new process (child) by duplicating the calling process (parent). The child process runs independently of the parent process and gets its own unique process ID. This allows for faster and more efficient computation by dividing tasks between parent and child processes. The other system calls, abort(), wait(), and exec(), do not create a child process. Abort() is used to terminate a process and its children due to an error. Wait() suspends the calling process until its child process terminates. Exec() is used to replace the current process image with a new process image.

Which of the Following System Calls Is Used to Let