By definition process will execute the threads(set of instructions), which may contain multiple threads but the other way is not true. Also different processes can't work under same memory location i.e. threads ca share resource but sharing of processes resources is not that easy.
Hello, Threads are used for small tasks, whereas processes are used for more 'heavyweight' tasks – basically the execution of applications. Another difference between a thread and a process is that threads within the same process share the same address space, whereas different processes do not.
A process is a program in execution, whereas a thread is a path of execution within a process. Processes are generally used to execute large, ‘heavyweight’ jobs such as running different applications, while threads are used to carry out much smaller or ‘lightweight’ jobs such as auto saving a document in a program, downloading files, etc.
The processes and threads are independent sequences of execution, the difference between the process and a thread is that threads run in a shared memory space, while processes run in separate memory spaces. A process has a complete, private set of basic run time resources and each process has its own memory space. Threads exist within a process and every process has at least one thread. Each process provides the resources needed to execute a program. Each process is started with a single thread, known as the primary thread. A process can have multiple threads in addition to the primary thread. Processes are heavily dependent on system resources available while threads require minimal amount of resource, so a process is considered as heavyweight.
