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

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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 ?

  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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