True Multitasking

What Does True Multitasking Mean?

True multitasking is the ability of a processor or operating system to execute and process more than one task at a time, rather than switching between them. It is a multitasking technique that enables the underlying hardware or software system to perform multiple tasks in parallel.

Advertisements

Techopedia Explains True Multitasking

True multitasking is considered a true form of multitasking because the processor or the operating system are processing and running multiple processes and applications in parallel. In other multitasking forms, the processor or operating system executes each process or application in turns, meaning each is processed at a separate time. Most modern operating systems and processors support true multitasking.

For example, Intel Dual Core and further series of processors can use multiple cores to process more than one task simultaneously. Similarly, a user can use multiple applications in a computer at the same time.

Advertisements

Related Terms

Latest Hardware Terms

Related Reading

Margaret Rouse

Margaret Rouse is an award-winning technical writer and teacher known for her ability to explain complex technical subjects to a non-technical, business audience. Over the past twenty years her explanations have appeared on TechTarget websites and she's been cited as an authority in articles by the New York Times, Time Magazine, USA Today, ZDNet, PC Magazine and Discovery Magazine.Margaret's idea of a fun day is helping IT and business professionals learn to speak each other’s highly specialized languages. If you have a suggestion for a new definition or how to improve a technical explanation, please email Margaret or contact her…