What is the name of the technique in which the operating system of a computer…

2007

What is the name of the technique in which the operating system of a computer executes several programs concurrently by switching back and forth between them ?

Answer: B. Multi taskingMultitasking is the operating-system technique in which several programs appear to run concurrently because the CPU switches back and forth among them.

  1. A.

    Partitioning

  2. B.

    Multi tasking

  3. C.

    Windowing

  4. D.

    Paging

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Correct answer: B

Multitasking is the operating-system technique in which several programs appear to run concurrently because the CPU switches back and forth among them.

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