Q. OS that permits multiple programs to be run simultaneously using a single processor is referred to as:

A
Multitasking
B
Multithreading
C
Multiuser
D
Multiprocessing
Solution:

Multitasking, in an operating system, is allowing a user to perform more than one computer task (such as the operation of an application program) at a time. The operating system is able to keep track of where you are in these tasks and go from one to the other without losing information. Microsoft Windows 2000, IBM’s OS/390, and Linux are examples of operating systems that can do multitasking (almost all of today’s operating systems can). When you open your Web browser and then open Word at the same time, you are causing the operating system to do multitasking.

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