Multiple choice

Which of the following capabilities is required for a system program to execute more than one program at a time?

  1. Word processing

  2. Compiling

  3. Virtual memory

  4. Multitasking

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Multitasking is the capability of an operating system to allow multiple processes to share the CPU, giving the appearance of simultaneous execution.