user mode and kernel mode. A process is an instance of a program running in a computer.It is close in meaning to task,a term used in some operating system.An application that is being shared by multipleusers will generally have one process at some stage of execution for each user User Mode vs Kernel Mode User Mode is a restricted mode, which the application Kernel Mode is the privileged mode, which th programs are executing and starts out. enters when accessing hardware resources. Modes User Mode is considered as the slave mode or the Kernel mode is the system mode, master mod restricted mode. privileged mode. Address Space In User mode, a process gets their own address space. In Kernel Mode, processes get single address Interruptions In User Mode, if an interrupt occurs, only one process In Kernel Mode, if an interrupt occurs, the wh fails. system might fail. Restrictions In user mode, there are restrictions to access kernel In kernel mode, both user programs and kerne programs. Cannot access them directly. can be accessed.