Using copy-on-write to ensure that two processes do not interfere with each other when modifying pages ________.
A) slows down process creation
B) improves performance when processes modify a significant amount of shared data during execution
C) both a and b
D) none of the above

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Copy-on-write optimizes memory usage by delaying the copying of pages until they are modified, which generally improves performance and does not inherently slow down process creation.

Using Copy-On-Write to Ensure That Two Processes Do Not Interfere