b) Provide a clear and comprehensive discussion about the differences between processes and threads incorporating their advantages and disadvantages in terms of: application characteristics, memory sharing, and computing resources Provide a separate discussion for each discussion item above, including a clear comparison between processes and threads. Note: Answer the questions using your own words; if basing your answer in the lecture slides or another source, you must reference them but not copy text from the sources (i.e., DO NOT dump text or slides). Your answer should have a maximum of 400 words. (14 marks]