Which of the Following Accurately Describes Preemptive Multitasking

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes preemptive multitasking?

• A) The OS waits for an application to release control of the processor
• B) The OS controls when an application can use the CPU
• C) The user controls which application uses the CPU and when
• D) The CPU lets each application run for a fixed amount of time

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