Acronyms. 2013.
Preemptive Multitasking — [engl.], Multitasking … Universal-Lexikon
preemptive multitasking — multitasking in which the operating system has continuous control over the processor and the programs which the processor executes … English contemporary dictionary
preemptive multitasking — A form of multitasking in which the operating system executes an application for a specific period of time, according to its assigned priority. At that time, it is preempted, and another task is given access to the CPU for its allocated time.… … Dictionary of networking
preemptive Multitasking — teilw. auch echtes Multitasking genannt bedeutet, dass das Betriebssystem von sich aus nach bestimmten Methoden (z.B. 7.)) Prozesswechsel vornimmt; Nachteil: nur mit speziellen Zusatzmechanismen können Real Time Anforderungen erfüllt werden;… … Acronyms von A bis Z
non-preemptive multitasking — Any form of multitasking in which the operating system cannot preempt a running task and move to the next task in the queue. Programs are easy to write for this environment; however, a single badly written program can take over the whole… … Dictionary of networking
multitasking — /mul tee tas king, tah sking, mul tuy /, n. Computers. the concurrent or interleaved execution of two or more jobs by a single CPU. Also, multi tasking. [MULTI + TASKING] * * * Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple… … Universalium
Computer multitasking — In computing, multitasking is a method where multiple tasks, also known as processes, share common processing resources such as a CPU. In the case of a computer with a single CPU, only one task is said to be running at any point in time, meaning… … Wikipedia
Nonpreemptive multitasking — is a style of computer multitasking in which the operating system never initiates a context switch from a running process to another process. Such systems are either statically scheduled, most often periodic systems, or exhibit some form of… … Wikipedia
cooperative multitasking — A form of multitasking in which all running applications must work together to share system resources. The operating system supports cooperative multitasking by maintaining a list of the active applications and the order in which they… … Dictionary of networking
time-slice multitasking — A form of multitasking in which the operating system assigns the same small time period to each process in turn. See also cooperative multitasking; preemptive multitasking … Dictionary of networking
