Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Multiprocessing:

  • It is the process where two or more central processing units (CPUs) are used within a single computer system.
  • It can be also defined as the ability of a system to support more than one processor or the ability to allocate tasks between them.
  • It is sometimes referred as execution of multiple concurrent processes in a system at operating system level where, each process runs on a separate CPU or core, as opposed to single process at any one instant...

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