What is a process tree and how is it formed?

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What is a process tree and how is it formed?

A process tree is a hierarchical representation of all the processes running in an operating system. It is formed through the parent-child relationship between processes. When a process creates another process, the newly created process becomes the child of the parent process. This relationship forms a tree-like structure, where the original process is the root of the tree, and subsequent processes are added as branches or leaves. Each process in the tree has a unique process ID (PID) and may have its own child processes, forming a tree structure.