Process:
A process can be compared to a standalone program running on a computer.
Examples of processes include web browsers, text editors, or media players.
Each process has its own memory space, allowing it to run independently.
Think of different programs running simultaneously on your computer as separate processes. For instance, if you have a web browser open and a media player running, they are separate processes.
Thread:
A thread can be thought of as a smaller unit of execution within a process.
Consider a word processing application where you can edit a document while it is being spell-checked in the background.
The word processing application is the process, and editing and spell-checking are different threads within that process.
Both the editing and spell-checking threads share the same memory space of the process and can work concurrently.
In simple terms, a process is like a program or application running on a computer, and a thread is a specific task or activity within that program. Multiple threads can exist within a single process, allowing for concurrent execution and multitasking within an application.