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task switchingSwitching between applications that have been loaded in memory. It generally refers to a user purposely jumping from one application to another, for example, by pressing Alt-Tab or Windows key-Tab in Windows. Task switching is also performed automatically by a multitasking operating system that continually switches the CPU from one background program to another. task switching [′task ‚swich·iŋ] (computer science) Switching back and forth between two or more active programs without having to close or open any of them. Also known as context switching. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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1) Task switching is one aspect of executive function. One of the tests was to program the computer to handle eight disparate computing tasks at the same time with no task switching. OSEck also features a high-level analysis tool that enables ZSP500 designers to study system details such as OSEck process/task information, CPU/memory profiling, task switching, stack and memory usage. |
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