Term of the Day
Today • April 16
Daemon
A daemon (also known as a "background process") is a program that runs in the background and performs tasks without any input from the computer's user. Instead, they wait for specific triggering events or conditions before performing their functions. ... Read More
Today's Quiz Question
Modern operating systems can handle several processes at once via ____?
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Multihandling
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Multitasking
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Multigating
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Multipassing
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