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Multitasking and the Time Slice

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Multitasking runs multiple processes at once by time slicing — a time slice being the short frame a process is allotted on the CPU before a preemptive scheduler moves on.

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A rail line grants each train the junction briefly, and every route advances.

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Simultaneity on one core is fast turn-taking.