Anonymous

What Is The Difference Between Multitasking, Multiprogramming And Multiprocessing?

4

4 Answers

minhaj razi Profile
minhaj razi answered
As all these processing are the part of computer functions. You should not be confused between these processes.

In computing, multitasking is a method by which multiple tasks are performed by the user also known as processes, share common processing resources such as a CPU. CPU is actively executing more than one task at a time. Multitasking solves the problem by scheduling the tasks instructions. Which task may be the one running at any given time, when another waiting task gets a turn. These requests are managed by reassigning a CPU from one task to another one is called a context switch. Even on computers with more than one CPU (called multiprocessor machines), multitasking allows many more tasks to be run than there are CPUs.

Multiprogramming:The method of Multiprogramming systems took place in the 1960s. In that process several different programs in batch were loaded in the computer memory, and the first one began to run. One program after another executed when the first program reached an instruction waiting for a device that has a message, the context of this program was stored away, and the second program in memory was given a chance to run. The process continued until all programs finished running.

In Multiprogramming programs may have delay; the very first program may very well run for hours without needing access to a peripheral. As there were no users waiting at an interactive terminal, this was no problem.

Multiprocessing is the execution of more than one processors at a time. But they must be coordinated. Multiprocessing is a general term that can mean the dynamic assignment of a program to one of two or more computers working on the same program at the same time (in parallel). As each computer has its own operating system so therefore they have to be coordinated and managed properly in order to share instructions
Anonymous Profile
Anonymous answered
When more than one job/program/process executed at same time in cpu is known as multitasking, so it is clear multitasking depends on the computer hardware (processor) and multitasking is same as multiprocessing.
When more than one job is stored in cpu as a job pool in a queue  and job/program/process is executed simultaneously is known as multiprogramming
Florio Potter Profile
Florio Potter answered

Multitasking has the same meaning of multiprogramming but in a more general sense, as it refers to having multiple (programs, processes, tasks, threads) running at the same time. This term is used in modern operating systems when multiple tasks share a common processing resource (e.g., CPU and Memory).

For more information get help at

CodeAvail- Online Computer Science Assignment
help

Anonymous Profile
Anonymous answered
More than one program reside into the main memory is called multiprogramming..
And more than one program reside into the same cpu is called multi tasking..

Answer Question

Anonymous