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Q. The ability of an operating system to control the activities of multiple programs at the same time is called .........

  • (A) multitasking
  • (B) multi-processing
  • (C) multi-operating
  • (D) multi-paging
  • Correct Answer - Option(A)
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Explanation by: Admin

Multitasking is the ability of an operating system to manage and run multiple programs simultaneously, giving the illusion that they are running at the same time by rapidly switching between them.

Other options:

  • (B) Multiprocessing: Using multiple CPUs to process tasks in parallel.
  • (C) Multi-operating: Not a standard term.
  • (D) Multi-paging: Refers to memory management, not running multiple programs.

So, the answer is multitasking.

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