Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture
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ISBN: 9781284123036
Author: Linda Null
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Difference between Multiprogramming and Time-Sharing systems:

MultiprogrammingTime-Sharing
Several tasks or programs running at a same time in a single Central Processing Unit (CPU) are known as multiprogramming.Sharing of computer resources by multiple users, parallel with the sharing of computers time is known as time sharing in computing environment.
Multiprogramming is referred as parallel programming also, where many processes can run at a time in a single central processing unit.Timesharing is working concurrently in the system, where more than one user can use the computer by sharing the computer’s time...

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