Define MultiTasking in Java
By Ramakrishna on Dec 17, 2008 in Thread Tutorial
MultiTasking :
There are two types of executing the statements in MultiTasking.
Executing several task at a time by the microprocessor is called MultiTasking.
In MultiTasking the processor time is utilized in an optimum way
The 2 type of MultiTasking are as follows.
(i) Process Based MultiTasking :
In this several programs are executed by the Microprocessor using RoundRobin Method.
(ii) Thread Based MultiTasking :
Executing different parts (methods ) of the same program at a time using thread is called Thread Based MultiTasking.
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By Ramaswamy Ratnala on Feb 5, 2009 | Reply
In java Multithreading is a specialized form of multitasking.
multitasking have two process1)procssbased multitasking 2)Thread based multitasking
processbased multitasking is the multitasking .two or more porgrams that can run concurently.
Thread based multitasking:single program contains the two or more tasks that can run concurently.each part of the program is called as a thread.
difference between abvoe two forms:
1)process based multitasking requries own address space 2)inter process communication is expensive