Match each term with the correct statement below.
-Identifies the process that started another process.
A)cron daemon
B)program
C)/var/spool/cron
D)trapping
E)PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon

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PPID (parent process ID) identifies the process that started another process.

Answer: F
 PID (process ID) is a unique identifier assigned to each process running on a system.

Answer: A
 cron daemon is a process that runs in the background and is responsible for executing scheduled commands or scripts.

Answer: B
 A program is a set of instructions that can be executed by a computer to perform a specific task.

Answer: D
 Trapping refers to the technique of intercepting and handling signals sent to a process, typically to respond to certain events or to terminate the process in a controlled manner.

Answer: G
 /etc/crontab is the system-wide crontab file, which defines scheduled tasks that should be executed by the cron daemon.

Answer: H
 /var/spool/at is a directory where at daemon stores tasks scheduled to run once at a specific time.

Answer: I
 at daemon is a process that runs in the background and is responsible for executing commands or scripts scheduled to run once at a specific time.

Match Each Term with the Correct Statement Below