According to theory_code.c
In what exact order will the first three printf statements (the Parent starting, Child 1 printing its parent ID, and Child 2 printing its parent ID) appear on the terminal?

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According to theory_code.c 
 In what exact order will the first three  printf  statements (the Parent starting, Child 1 printing its parent ID, and Child 2 printing its parent ID) appear on the terminal?

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The order of all three messages is completely unpredictable due to the concurrent nature of operating systems.

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The "Parent starting" message will print first, followed by Child 1, and then Child 2, because they are spawned in that exact order in the code.

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The "Parent starting" message will always print first, but the order of Child 1 and Child 2's messages is unpredictable.

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The "Parent starting" message will print first, followed by Child 2, and then Child 1, because the parent explicitly calls  waitpid  on Child 2 first.

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