Question

Discuss the multiprogramming and multitasking.

Answer 1

Multitasking has the same meaning ofmultiprogramming 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).

Answer 2

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. ... Just to make it easy to remember, both multiprogramming and multitasking operating systems are (CPU) time sharing systems.