[Solved] What happens to the parent process immediately after calling fork in Ruby? — Ans: It continues running independently alongside the child process | Ruby

Ruby - Concurrent Programming

What happens to the parent process immediately after calling fork in Ruby?

AIt exits immediately after creating the child process

BIt stops execution until the child process finishes

CIt continues running independently alongside the child process

DIt merges with the child process into a single process

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand fork behavior in Ruby
The fork method creates a new child process. The parent process continues running independently.
Step 2: Analyze parent and child process relationship
After forking, both parent and child run concurrently, not waiting or merging.
Final Answer:
The parent process continues running independently alongside the child process -> Option C
Quick Check:
fork behavior = parent continues [OK]

Quick Trick: Parent keeps running after fork, child runs in parallel [OK]

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