How can the Task Manager in Windows or Force Quit in macOS close frozen, suspended, unresponding programs instantly. What do they do different than clicking the X button in the corner?

Question

How can the Task Manager in Windows or Force Quit in macOS close frozen, suspended, unresponding programs instantly. What do they do different than clicking the X button in the corner?

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Answer 1

There’s a guy in a bar that’s closing. The bartender tells him it’s time to leave. He refused to leave.

So the bartender calls out Joey. Joey shoots the patron in the head, and dumps the body outside.

The bartender is the “X” and Joey is “force quit.”