System Crash vs System Hang

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Hey ppl,
i wud really like to know the difference between a system hang and a system crash??? Any idea what they are...... If anyone knows, pl do reply

Ninja

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Re: System Crash vs System Hang

A system crash is when some software exception causes the system to panic and terminate. A system hang is when you get have form of infinite loop that takes up all of the CPU's time but doesn't cause it to terminate.

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