Computer Science / Unit 6 CS 0304 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Multitasking and the Time Slice
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The idea
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.
In practice
A rail line grants each train the junction briefly, and every route advances.
Where people slip
Simultaneity on one core is fast turn-taking.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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