Database server processes are called virtual processors because they function similarly to the way that a CPU functions in a computer. Just as a CPU runs multiple operating-system processes to service multiple users, a database server virtual processor runs multiple threads to service multiple SQL client applications.
A virtual processor is a process that the operating system schedules for processing.
Figure 22 illustrates the relationship of client applications to virtual processors within a coserver.
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