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Multitasking

  • 17-12-2003 06:39PM
    #1
    Caked Karen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 574 ✭✭✭


    hey guys,

    im jst wondering if anyofye know anything bot mltitasking with windows.either 2000,nt or xp.

    even if ye have websites couls ye let me know

    cheers thanks


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  • #2
    joePC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,637 ✭✭✭joePC


    Im not too sure what you want to know but as multi tasking goes

    Win 2K & XP use --> Preemptive multasking

    Do a google to learn more, I not gona explain it all..

    Thanks joe.........


  • #3
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,342 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Multitasking is using/running more then one program or service at a time and Win2k does it all the time!!!. Are you getting confused with something else?.


  • #4
    Caked Karen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 574 ✭✭✭Caked Karen


    thanks

    i know what multitasking is. its just i need to know how the computer deals with it ans sh*t like that

    thanks anyway. appreciate it


  • #5
    phaxx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,842 ✭✭✭phaxx


    My basic understanding of it is that the CPU can only execute one instruction at a time. The CPU swaps around between programs executing an instruction or whatever from one, then moves on to the next. Does a little bit of work on each, but does lots of it, giving the impression that every program is actually running at the same time.

    I'm only sorry I can't go into it in more detail, it's much more complex than that, with priorities and god knows what else that I've yet to learn about.

    Yay for comp. arch, is all I can say.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,993 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    There are different ways - the oldest way was timeslicing - on PC's there is an 18.2ms timer (~ 50 slices per second - and linked to an interrupt) so each program gets a slice and if it releases control early then another app gets the slice - if it takes longer than it should the OS resumes control via the interrupt and then hands control to the next program. - Very oversimplified and a mix of versions but should give you the jist.

    Some apps don't share well, also some apps don't multitask -eg: Word 95 was advertised as multitasking - but it could only do two tasks 1=background printing, 2=everything else.. Each task is called a thread ?


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  • #7
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Multitasking is usually a combination of OS programming and inbuilt hardware mechanisms.

    Get a book. Much more useful than some random web page.
    I'd recommend Operating Systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum (Latest version is 2001 iirc).

    :)


  • #8
    Caked Karen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 574 ✭✭✭Caked Karen


    cheers guys got it sorted

    sorry to bother ye

    Caked K


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