Multi-programming Operating System•: In this system, mor
e than one process (task) can be executed
concurrently. The processor is switched rapidly between the processes. Hence, a user can have more
than one process running at a time. For example, a user on his computer can have a word processor and
an audio CD player running at the same time. The multi-tasking operating system allows the user to
switch between the running applications and even transfer data between them. For example, a user can
copy a picture from the Internet opened in the browser application and paste it into an image editing ...
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