Identify the term for an operating system running more than one task at the same time.
Mark scheme
- A Multitasking (1)
- The only correct answer is A. The correct answer is multitasking. Allow 'multi-tasking'.
- B is not correct because process management is the wider operating system function that controls processes, not the term for running more than one task at the same time
- C is not correct because a scheduler decides which process will run next on the CPU
- D is not correct because a time slice is a fixed period of CPU time allocated to a process by the scheduler
Example answers and how they were marked
Full marks1/1
A Multitasking
Why: Correct option (1): multitasking is an operating system running more than one task at the same time.
No marks0/1
B Process management
Why: Near-miss scoring 0: process management is the wider operating system function that controls processes, not the term for running tasks at the same time.
No marks0/1
C Scheduler
Why: Misconception: the candidate has picked a part of process management; the scheduler only decides which process runs next, so no mark is awarded.