Question: 2. Procedures 1) Simulate Process Creation a. Write a C/C++ program to create a child process. Your program should have the following components: Display a

2. Procedures

1) Simulate Process Creation

a. Write a C/C++ program to create a child process. Your program should have the following components:

  • Display a message to indicate the start of the program
  • Make a system call fork() to create a child process
  • Use if...else if...else (or switch...case) to determine if the process is created successfully or failed. If successful, print the parent or child process and its ID (getpid() for child process, getppid() for parent) accordingly; if failed, display a message to indicate that it failed.
  • Before return 0 in the main, display a message to inform that the program has ended.

b. Built (use F11 or Run -> Build Project) and debug (Ctrl+F5 or Debug -> Debug Project) the program. Copy and paste the source file below.

c. Run it. Use Snipping Tool to crop each output and paste below.

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