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| Q. |
The switching of the CPU from one process or thread to another is called |
| A. | process switch |
| B. | task switch |
| C. | context switch |
| D. | all of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. all of the mentioned | |
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Rishu Chaurasia
1 year ago
The switching of the CPU from one process or thread to another is called a "context switch." This involves saving the state of the current process or thread (such as its registers, program counter, and other relevant data) and loading the state of the next process or thread to be executed. So, the correct answer is:
C. context switch
C. context switch
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