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13th Edition

Ralph Stair + 1 other

Publisher: Cengage Learning

ISBN: 9781305971776

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Briefly describe the concept of multiprocessing. How does parallel processing differ from multiprocessing?

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Multiprocessing:

It is the process where two or more central processing units (CPUs) are used within a single computer system.
It can be also defined as the ability of a system to support more than one processor or the ability to allocate tasks between them.
It is sometimes referred as execution of multiple concurrent processes in a system at operating system level where, each process runs on a separate CPU or core, as opposed to single process at any one instant...

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