Multiple choice

Multiprogram concept differs from multitasking in ____________________

  1. all the programmes, which are executed simultaneously one by one in multitasking. Only one programme will be executed till an idle condition occurs in multiprogramming.

  2. all the programmes, which are executed simultaneously one by one in multiprogramming. Only one programme will be executed till an idle condition occurs in multitasking.

  3. both the concepts that can handle batch processing

  4. both are the same

  5. none of the above
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Explanation

In multitasking, the OS uses fixed clock for every segment of execution and executes them in cyclic manner. While in multiprogramming, another program will not be executed till CPU goes in idle cycle. Option 1 is correct.

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