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multiprogramming::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | concurrent execution |
| Type of | execution, instruction execution |
Examples of multiprogramming
multiprogramming
Prior to the advent of multiprogramming, computers operated as single-user systems.
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Multiprogramming is also basic form of multiprocessing, a much broader term.
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A multiprogramming or multitasking OS is a system executing many processes concurrently.
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Multiprogramming doesn't give any guarantee that a program will run in a timely manner.
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Multiprogramming greatly reduced wait times when multiple batches were being processed.
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Dijkstra discusses the development of ALGOL 60, Dijkstra's algorithm, THE multiprogramming system.
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It made multiprogramming possible and necessary.
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Multiprogramming is the possibility for multiple programs to be ready, and waiting for the processor to be free.
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Multiprogramming does not require any cooperation between programs, as there were no interactive users anyway.
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- The execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer
- Computer multiprogramming is the allocation of a computer system and its resources to more than one concurrent application, job or user ("program" in this nomenclature).
- (n.) the ability of a computer system to time share its (at least one) CPU with more than one program at once. See also multitasking.
- Having more than one program ready to run in memory. This was a big advance over single-user batch systems when it was first introduced. Multics transmuted this concept into that of "eligibility."
- A technique of executing several program(fragment)s (seemingly) simultaneously on a single machine with a single execution unit.
- Concurrent execution of several different programs by sharing the same central processing unit (CPU).
- Multi-tasking; describes an operating system which runs several programs apparently at the same time by time slicing; multi-processing is similar, but usually refers to computers which use several processors to achieve more efficient multi-programming.
- The capability of initiating and executing more than one program at a time. These programs, usually called processes, are time-shared, each receiving a slice of CPU time on a round-robin basis. See concurrency.
- A computer operating environment in which several programs can be placed in memory and executed concurrently.
